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Solar activity report

Any mentioned solar flare in this report has a scaling factor applied by the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Because of the SWPC scaling factor, solar flares are reported as 42% smaller than for the science quality data. The scaling factor has been removed from our archived solar flare data to reflect the true physical units.
Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity 2008 Mar 02 2203 UTC
Prepared by the NOAA © SWPC and processed by SpaceWeatherLive.com

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity

SDF Number 062 Issued at 2200Z on 02 Mar 2008

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 01-2100Z to 02-2100Z

Solar activity was very low. No flares were observed. The solar disk is spotless.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast
Solar activity is expected to be very low.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 01-2100Z to 02-2100Z
The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled during the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed showed a steady downward trend from about 750-800 km/s at the start of the period down to about 600 km/s at forecast issue time. The greater the 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was high.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast
The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet for the next three days.
III. Event Probabilities 03 Mar to 05 Mar
Class M01%01%01%
Class X01%01%01%
Proton01%01%01%
PCAFGreen
IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
  Observed       02 Mar 069
  Predicted   03 Mar-05 Mar  070/070/070
  90 Day Mean        02 Mar 075
V. Geomagnetic A Indices
  Observed Afr/Ap 01 Mar  013/019
  Estimated     Afr/Ap 02 Mar  008/010
  Predicted    Afr/Ap 03 Mar-05 Mar  005/005-005/005-005/005
VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 03 Mar to 05 Mar
A. Middle Latitudes
Active15%15%15%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%
B. High Latitudes
Active15%15%15%
Minor storm05%05%05%
Major-severe storm01%01%01%

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