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MAR 8 CRPL-F 222 PART B
1963 FOR OFFICIAL USE
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PART B
SOLAR - GEOPHYSICAL DATA
ISSUED
FEBRUARY 1963
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS
CENTRAL RADIO PROPAGATION LABORATORY BOULDER, COLORADO
CRPL-F 222 NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS PART B CENTRAL RADIO PROPAGATION LABORATORY
BOULDER, COLORADO
Issued
28 Feb. 1963
SOLAR-GEOPHYSICAL DATA
CONTENTS
I DAILY SOLAR INDICES
(a) Relative Sunspot Numbers and 2800 Me Solar Flux - December 1962- January 1963 (b) Graph of Sunspot Cycle
II SOLAR CENTERS OF ACTIVITY
(a) Calcium Plage and Sunspot Regions - January 1963 (b) Magnetic Classifications of Sunspots (Mt. Wilson) - January 1963 (c) Provisional Coronal Line Emission Indices - January 1963
III SOLAR FLARES
(a-f) Optical Observations - January 1963 (g) Flare Patrol Observations - January 1963 (h-1) Optical Observations - October 1962 (m) Flare Patrol Observations - October 1962 (n) Ionospheric Effects (SWF-SEA-SCNA-SPA-Bursts) - December 1962
IV SOLAR RADIO WAVES
(a) 2800 Me - Outstanding Occurrences (ARO-Ottawa) - January 1963 (b) 221 Me - Interferometric Occurrences (Boeing-Seattle) January 1963 (c) 169 Me - Interferometric Occurrences (Nanqay) - January 1963 (d) 108 Me - Outstanding Occurrences (Boulder) - January 1963 (e-f) 25-580 Me - Spectrum Observations (Ft. Davis) - October-December 1962 (g) 7.6 - 41 Me - Spectrum Observations (HAO-Boulder) - January 1963 (h-m) 9.1 cm - Spectroheliograms (Stanford) - January 1963
V COSMIC RAY INDICES
(a) Climax Neutron Monitor - December 1962 (b) Deep River Neutron Monitor - December 1962
VI GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY INDICES
(a) C, Kp, Ap and Selected Quiet and Disturbed Days - December 1962 (b) Chart of Kp by Solar Rotations - 1962
VII RADIO PROPAGATION QUALITY INDICES
(a) CRPL Quality Figures and Forecasts - North Atlantic and North Pacific - December 1962
(b) Graphs Comparing Forecasts and Observed Quality - North Atlantic and North Pacific - December 1962
(c-d) Graphs of Useful Frequency Ranges - December 1962
VIII ALERT PERIODS AND SPECIAL WORLD INTERVALS
(a) Alerts and SWI - January 1963
The text describing the contents of Part B was republished
in November 1962. A revision was made December 1962, and
an addenda January 1963.
Ia DAILY SOLAR INDICES
Jan.
1963
Zurich Provisional
Relative Sunspot
Numbers
RZ
Daily Values Solar
Flux at 2800 Me,
Ottawa, Canada
Flux
1 23
2 28 --
3 34 77
4 37 79
5 22 77
6 7 77
7 0 77
8 8 76
9 7 78
10 8 80
11 8 81
12 8 78
13 9 79
14 33 86
15 44 85
16 40 82
17 40 82
18 21 80
19 20 78
20 16 78
21 16 76,
22 0 75
23 17 74
24 15 73
25 17 74
26 7 73
27 14 81
28 34 80
29 25 79
30 23 78
31 18 82
Mean: 19.3 78.4
Dec.
1962
American Relative
Sunspot Numbers
Ra«
1 25
2 28
3 38
4 49
5 60
6 40
7 18
8 13
9 15
10 13
11 9
12 3
13 3
14 11
15 1
16 5
17 17
18 34
19 37
20 29
21 25
22 20
23 20
24 21
25 4
26 0
27 0
28 0
29 0
30 0
31 7
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OCTOBER 1962
HOUR-UT
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Bucharest
Capetown
Capri-F (German)
Capri-S (Swedish)
C1imax
Crimee
Herstmonceux
Honolulu
Huancayo
Ikomasan
Kharkov
Kiev K0
Kodaikana1
Lockheed
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Nizamiah
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Ottawa
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111 n IONOSPHERIC EFFECTS OF SOLAR FLARES
SHORT WAVE RADIO FADEOUTS
SUDDEN COSMIC NOISE ABSORPTION
SUDDEN ENHANCEMENTS OF ATMOSPHERICS
SUDDEN PHASE ANOMALIES
SOLAR NOISE BURSTS AT 18 Me
NOVEMBER 1962
NOVEMBER UNIVERSAL TIME SWF
IMPORTANCE WIDE SPREAD
INDEX STATIONS KNOWN
FLARE 1962 START END MAX TYPE IMP ABS
SCNA SEA SPA BUR
17 2254 2307 2300 10 1 5 HA MC
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SOLAR RADIO EMISSION
OUTSTANDING OCCURRENCES JANUARY 1963
IVa
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Jan. Type Start UT Duration Maximum Remarks 1963 Hrs.Mins Time UT Peak Mean
Flux Flux
16 1 Simple 1 f 1850 2 1851 6 3 4 Post Increase 13 1 0.5
30 3 S imp le 3 f 1330 7 30 1355 11 3
COMMERCE - STANDARDS - BOULDER
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JANUARY 1962
BOEING - SEATTLE 221 Me.
Jan.
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2 e 1917.3 1917.4 0.5 35 9.5
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JANUARY 1963
BOULDER 108 Me.
Jan.
1963
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28 6 1556 - 483 D 2
28 3 1801.1 1802.2 1.1
30 6 1416 E - 339 D 2
30 3 2331.5 2333.0 2.0 2
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NOMINAL TIMES OF OBSERVATION
OUTSTANDING OCCURRENCES
JANUARY 1963
BOULDER 108 Me.
Jan.
1963
U.T. Jan.
1963
U.T.
1 1427-2330 16 1425-2345
2 1427-2331 17 1424-2346
3 1427-2332 18 1424-2347 I 2000-2347
4 1427-2333 19 1423-2349 I 1605-1640
5 1427-2334 20 1423-2350
6 1815-2335 21 1422-2351
7 1427-2336 I 1520-1529 22 1422-2352
8 1427-2337 23 2245-2353
9 1427-2338 24 1420-1908;
10 1628-2339 2030-2354
25 1420-2356 X 1754-1759;
11 1427-2340 X 1902-1917; 2225-2245
1957-1958;
2006-2011; 26 1419-2357 I 2320-2332;
2031-2035 2343-2350
12 1426-2341 I 1426-2341 27 1418-2358 I 2336-2340
13 1426-1635 I 1426-1635 28 1417-2359
14 1513-1703 ; 29 1417-2400
1711-2343 30 1416-0002
15 1425-2344 31 1415-0003
COMMERCE STANDARDS - BOULOER
SOLAR RADIO EMISSION
SPECTRUM OBSERVATIONS
OCTOBER —NOVEMBER 1962 IVe
Fort Davis 25-580 Me.
1962 IMPORTANT BURSTS
FREQUENCY
RANGE MC
REMARKS
TYPE TIMES U. T
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Oct. 1 1317-2400
Oct. 2 1316-2400
Oct. 3 1317-2400
Oct. 4 13 16-2157 2210-2400
Oct. 5 13 16-2400
Oct. 6 1316-2400
Oct. 7 1316-2400
Oct. 8 1316-2400
Oct. 9 1316-2400
Oc t. 10 1331-2400
Oct.11 1330-2400 IIIG 1822-1824 3 580-25
0c t. 12 1330-2400 IIIG 2301-2305 3+ 580-25
Oct. 13 1330-2400 I IIG 1741-1743 1-2 150-25 IIIG 1808-1810 1-3 175-25 IIIG 1946-1949 1-2 200-25 IIIG 2032-2034 2-3 200-25 IIIG 2035-2036 3 450-25
Oct. 14 1330-2400
Oct. 15 1330-2400 Many weak type III 75-25 Me during day
Oct. 16 1330-2400 IIIG 1716-1719 1 250-40 IIIG 2029-2032 2 280-25
Oct.17 1330-2400 Weak I throughout day
Oct. 18 1331-2400
Oct. 19 1332-2400
Oct.20 1331-2400 IIIG 1839-1841 1-2 150-<50 IIIG 2218-2220 3 200-25
Oct.21 1331-2350
Oct.22 1331-2350 Weak I throughout day
Oct.23 1331-2350 II 1648.7-1650 2 125-60 IIG 1734-1737 2 90-25
Oct.24 1330-2350
Oct.25 1330-2350
Oct.26 1331-2350
Oct.27 1330-2350 IIIG 1838-1842 2 580-25
Oct.28 1348-2350 IIIG 1744-1748 2-3 450-25 Weak I throughout day
IIIG 1750-1753 1-3 280-25
Oct.29 1348-2345 IIIG 1707-1709 1-2 300-25 IIIG 2019-2023 2 580-25
Oct.30 1348-2345 IIIG 1802-1805 1-2 250-25 IIIG 1918-1921 1-2 250-25
Oct.31 1348-2345 IIIG 2217-2219 1-3 420-25
Nov. 1 1347-2345
Nov. 2 1349-2345
Nov. 3 1347-2345
Nov. 4 1347-2345
Nov. 5 1347-2345
Nov. 6 1347-2340
Nov. 7 1347-2340 I ^1800-^2 140 1 250-100 Weak I throughout day
Nov. 8 1346-2340 IIIG 1509-1511 2 580-250
Nov. 9 1348-2340 Weak I during day
Nov.10 1347-2340 IIIG 1936-1937 2 450-140 Weak I during day
IIIG 2103-2107 1-2 250-25
Nov.11 1347-2340 Weak I during day
Nov.12 1347-2340
Nov.13 1346-2335 Weak I during day
COMMERCE - STANDARDS - B0UL0ER
IVf SOLAR RADIO EMISSION
SPECTRUM OBSERVATIONS
NOVEMBER — DECEMBER 1962
Fort Davis 25-580 Me.
1962 OBSERVING HOURS IMPORTANT BURSTS
FREQUENCY
RANGE MC
REMARKS
TYPE TIMES U. T
INT
Nov. 14 1347-2335 1417-1540 Many III 80-50 Me
Nov -15 1347-2335
Nov. 16 1347-2330
Nov.17 1347-2330
Nov.18 1348-2330
Nov.19 1347-2330
Nov.20 1347-2330
Nov.21 1347-2330
Nov.22 1346-2330
Nov.23 1346-2330
Nov.24 1346-2330
Nov.25 1401-2330
Nov.26 1402-2330
Nov.27 1402-2330
Nov.28 1401-2330
Nov.29 1402-2330
Nov.30 1401-2330
Dec . 1 1401-2335
Dec. 2 1401-2335 Weak I during day
Dec . 3 1402-2335
Dec . 4 1402-2335
Dec . 5 1402-2335
Dec . 6 1402-2335 IIIG 1432-1435 1 200-100
Dec . 7 1402-2335
Dec . 8 1401-2335 Weak I throughout day
Dec. 9 1402-2335 Weak I during day
Dec.10 1402-2335 Weak I throughout day
Dec.11 1402-2335
Dec.12 1402-2335
Dec.13 1401-2335 IIIG 2228-2232 2 220-100
Dec.14 1402-2335
Dec . 15 1414-2335
Dec.16 1414-2335
Dec.17 1415-2335
Dec. 18 1415-2335 IIIG 1940-1947 1-2 580-320 Weak I during day
IIIG 1949-1956 1-2 450-320
Dec . 19 1415-2335
Dec . 20 1414-2340 IIIG 1740-1741 2 280-25 Weak I during day
Dec.21 1416-2340 Weak I throughout day
Dec.22 1415-2340
Dec.23 1415-2340 IIIG 1433-1435 1-2 200-25
Dec.24 1415-2340 IIIG 1833-1835 2 300-25
Dec .25 1415-2340
Dec .26 1415-2340
Dec .27 1415-2340
Dec. 28 1414-2340
Dec .29 1415-2340
Dec.30 1415-2345
Dec.31 1415-2345
STANDARDS BOULDER
SOLAR RADIO EMISSION
SPECTRUM OBSERVATIONS
JANUARY 1963
HAO BOULDER 7.6-41 Me.
Date
1963
Bursts Date
1963
Bursts
Type Time (U.T.) Inten¬ sity
Frequency Range (me)
Type Time (U.T.) Inten¬ sity
Frequency Range (me)
1 Jan No Observ. 22 Jar III 1921.30-1922.30 1 12-41 2 No Observ. 1507-2341 No Observ. 2041-2356 3 No Observ. 1538-2255 23 No Observ. 1550-2337 9 No Observ. 20*49-2304 24 No Observ. 1543-1828
2344-2349 25 No Observ. 1617-2316
10 No Observ. I6l8-l64l 26 No Observ. 1750-1844 27 No Observ. 2217-2339 28 No Observ. bl830
11 No Observ. al605 :ontinuum bl830-a2300 1 22-41 12 No Observ. III 1944-1944.30 1 21-41
13 No Observ. III 2058-2058.15 1 21-41 ik No Observ. hi 2220.30-2221 1 19-41 15 No Observ. b2027 29 hi l834.45-l835.15 1- 23-36 22 Ill 1917-1917.45 1 16-41 30 continuum bl408-1750 2 22-41
III 1918.45-1919.30 1- 16-41 31 hi 2107.15-2107.45 1 16-41 III 2214.30-2215.15 1 32-41
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DECEMBER 1962
Dec. 1962
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Dec. 1962
Daily
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1 3115.0 17 3103.6 2 3107.9 18 3112.2
3 3096.9 19 3105.8 4 3084.0 20 3101.1
5 3084.0 21 3112.7 6 3092.6 22 3107.3 7 3086.9 23 3115.9 8 3091.8 24 3134.0
9 3093.3 25 3132.1 10 3064.5 26 3122.0 11 3090.9 27 3109.4 12 3097.2 28 3121.7 13 3069.0 29 3124.1 14 3069.9 30 3135.1 15 3088.3 31 3141.2 16 3093.6
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23 6 0 . 1 2- lo 1+ 0+ 0+ 0+ lo 0+ 6+ 3 25 7 0 . 1 1- lo 1- 1- 1- 1- 1+ 1+ lo 4 8 0 .3 1+ 0+ 2+ 3- 2o 2- lo 2+ 14- 7 9 0 .3 2+ 4- 2o 1+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 1+ 12- 7
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13 1 1 4o 3+ 2+ 2+ 3+ 2+ 3- 4- 24o 16 11 14 0 .8 3- 3+ 2o 3o 3o 3- 3- 3- 22o 13 17 15 0 .4 3o 4- 4- 2- 1- 1- 2- 2+ 17+ 11 18
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21 1 .3 4o 4- 4- 3o 4- 4- 4+ 3+ 29+ 22 Ten 22 0 .6 3- 3- 2+ 3- 2o 3- 2+ 3- 20o 11 Quiet
23 0 .0 2o 2o lo lo 0+ 0+ Oo 0+ lo 4 2 24 0 .2 1- Oo 2- lo 2o 1+ 2- 1+ 10- 4 3 25 0 .1 2o lo Oo 1+ 1- 1- 1- 1+ 8- 4 6
26 1 .2 2- 1+ 2+ 3+ 5- 4- 3- 4- 23+ 17 7
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Villa ALERT PERIODS AND SPECIAL WORLD INTERVALS
INTERNATIONAL URS1GRAM AND WORLD DAYS SERVICE
JANUARY 1963
Issued
January 1963
Day/Time U.T.
Advance Geophysical Alert No. World-Wide Geophysical Alert Special World Intervals
13/1600 191 Magnetic Storm 12/23XX Start
14/1600 192 Continue
15/1600 193 Finish
31/1600 194 Magnetic Storm 30/0200* Start
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