| During the last week, solar activity was high on 14 Nov, moderate on 16 Nov and low for the rest of time. Fourteen sunspot active regions (AR4274-AR4277, AR4279-AR4288) were on the visible disk with one X4.0-class flare and three M-class flares produced. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux at geosynchronous orbit reached the level of a minor solar proton event at 09:20 and ended at 13:25 with the maximum proton flux reaching 17 pfu on 14 Nov. Due to the effects of the CME on 14 Nov and the recurrent coronal hole high speed stream, the solar wind speed reached a peak value of 550 km/s on 16-17 Nov, and the geomagnetic field reached active levels for 12 hours. The geomagnetic field was at quiet to unsettled levels for the rest of the time. |