Wednesday, January 22, 2014

BARREL Daily update Jan 22nd 2014

Hi all, 

We had a substorm earlier today! 2X was also cut down earlier this morning. 

Ground Weather:
SANAE IV: 
Temp.: -8. C
Wind speed: 14.5 knots

Halley 6: 
Temp.: -4.9 C
Wind speed: 11 knots 



Payloads up: 
SANAE IV: 2A, 2B, 2C
Halley 6:  2L,

Payloads coming down:
 2X Some are getting lowish but no news yet of another one coming down. 

Collection times for EFW:  
2013-01-06 (A just to West, B quite a ways to West)
A: 15:40-21:30   (6h 10m)
B: 17:30-19:30  (2h)
20:30-23:00 (2h 30m)

2013-01-07 (A quite west, B very west of stations)
A: 19:00-21:00  (2h)
22:30-23:59  (1h 30m)
B: 20:45-21:45  (1h)
00:45Jan8-02:00Jan8  (2h 15m)

2013-01-09  (A just to West, B quite a ways to West)
A: 15:15-21:15 (at 16k)  (6h)      
B: 17:30-20:30 (at 16k)  (3h)
     20:33-24:00 (at 4k)   (3.5hrs)

2013-01-10 (west of stations)
A: 18:00-01:00(jan11)
B: 20:00-03:00(jan11)

2013-01-11
B: 14:45-21:00

2013-01-12
A: 14:40-21:30
B: 17:00-24:00

2014-01-15
 A: 14:30-21:30

2014-01-22
A: 2014-01-22/17:15 - 23:59:59

2014-01-23
B: 2014-01-23/15:00 - 22:00


Halley Bay Search Coil Magnetometer :
quiet. 

GOES Electron Flux:
The electron levels have stayed at moderate levels, although they have seen some structure throughout the last 24 hours. 

GOES Proton Flux:
The proton levels are at moderate levels. 

Space Weather from Spaceweather.com and SWPC.noaa.gov 
Solar wind speed: 505.2 km/s 
Solar proton density: 0.4 cm^(-3)  

Sun spot number: 141
NOAA has the likelihood of a M class flare at 30% and a 1% chance of an X class flare.  

The coronal hole has hit. We are seeing SW velocities above 500 km/s. 

Kp is quiet 
kp =2 with a 24 max of kp = 3

Bz = 0.8 north
Btotal = 6.3 nT  

From Kyoto:
AE: We are seeing a series of substorms! 

Dst: very quiet. 

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