| During the last week, solar activity was high on 6, 8-10 Dec, moderate on 7 Dec, and low for the rest of the time. Thirteen sunspot active regions (AR4294-AR4296, AR4298-AR4307) were on the visible disk with an X1.1 flare and eighteen M-class flares produced. The F10.7 index decreased from 206 sfu to 146 sfu. No solar proton event occurred. Due to the effect of a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream, the solar wind speed reached a peak value of about 700 km/s and the geomagnetic field was at active levels for 9 hours on 5-7 Dec. Due to the effect of CME, the solar wind speed reached a peak value of about 470 km/s and the geomagnetic field was at moderate storm levels for 6 hours, minor storm levles for 6 hours, and active levels for 3 hours on 10-11 Dec. The geomagnetic field was at quiet to unsettled levels for the rest of the time. |