BARREL Daily Update Jan 9th

Hi All, 

Today is the big day *fingers crossed*.

Ground Weather:

SANAE IV: 

Temp.: -8. C

Wind speed: 25.5 knots 

Halley 6: 

Temp.: -0.4 C

Wind speed: 16 knots 

Payloads up: Possible launch today from either site

SANAE IV: 2W, 2X

Halley 6:  2T, 2I, 2K, 2L

Payloads coming down:

none 

Collection times for EFW:  

2014-01-02 (pass quite a ways to the West of stations)
B: 00:30 - 02:00 (mlts from 15 - 14.9)

2013-01-02

A: 17:15-18:45 (MLTs 15-17)       Partial pass b/t stations

B: 14:00-15:30 (MLTs 11.6-13) Pass b/t stations

B: 17:40-19:40 (MLTs (14.5-16) Pass just west of stations

2013-01-03

A: 16:00-17:30 (MLTs 11.5-13) Pass to West of stations

A: 19:10-21:40 (MLTs 14-16.5)

B: 17:10-18:40 (MLTs 11.5-13)

B: 21:15-22:45 (MLTs 14.5-16)

2013-01-04 to 2013-01-05   Far to West pass

A: 18:50-20:20 (MLTs 11.3-12.8)

A: 22:50-00:20(jan5)   (MLTs 15-16)

B: 20:15-21:40 (MLTs 11.5-13)

2013-01-05      

A: 16:20-18:20 (MLTs 14.5-16.2)   pass b/t stations

B: 14:20-16:20 (MLTs 11.6-13.4)   pass b/t and West of stations

    18:00-20:00 (MLTs 14.3-16.3)

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)

TO BE CANCELLED:

2013-01-08 (A passes b/t stations, B just to West)

A: 17:30-18:30  (1h)

B: 14:30-16:30  (2h) Over Halley station

  18:00-20:00  (2h)

Halley Bay Search Coil Magnetometer :

A very nice EMIC wave last night and again this morning!  

GOES Electron Flux:

The GOES electron flux was contaminated yesterday by the energetic protons. 

GOES Proton Flux:

There was a larger SEP yesterday. The >10 MeV electrons have leveled off and are possibly started to decay. 

Space Weather from Spaceweather.com and SWPC.noaa.gov 

Solar wind speed: 389.7 km/s 

Solar proton density: 3.4 cm^(-3)  

Sun spot number: 178

NOAA has the likelihood of a M class flare at 80% and a 50% chance of an X class flare.  

Kp is quiet 

kp = 1 with a 24 max of kp = 3

Bz = 4.2 north

Btotal = 4.3 nT  

There is a coronal hole which should hit earth on or around 12 - 13 of January. It is a bit farther North than than the previous one, but it seems to have a bit of a hook that is more Equatorward. 

From Kyoto:

AE: some activity, a couple of substorms yesterday afternoon. 

Dst: quiet.