CfA Interplanetary Shock Database - Individual Event Detail
 

Database: Ace Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20010310722
Observation time: 01/31/2001 31.30715 0722 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 2001
Fractional day of year 31.307153
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 26538.0 ± 16.0
Shock type FF
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.038
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -0.002
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.004
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0011
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0047
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0011
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0046
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 6.95, 12.76, 13.03
Event added to database
Sat Apr 30 21:49:11 2005
Event last processed
Tue May 3 13:48:53 2005
Method selected
RH08
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
0.008 ± 0.001

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -370.6 ± 2.4 -413.3 ± 7.4
Vy GSE [km/s] 20.4 ± 4.8 90.1 ± 5.5
Vz GSE [km/s] -18.0 ± 5.2 11.8 ± 10.9
Wi [km/s] 36.1 ± 3.4 46.6 ± 4.0
We [km/s] 1143.1 ± 108.1 1474.0 ± 126.7
Ni [n/cc] 4.3 ± 0.8 17.0 ± 2.6
Bx GSE [nT] -5.3 ± 0.1 -9.9 ± 0.6
By GSE [nT] 0.3 ± 0.2 -3.5 ± 0.6
Bz GSE [nT] -1.7 ± 0.2 -6.3 ± 0.7
Plasma Beta
0.375 ± 0.370
0.532 ± 0.524
Sound Speed [km/s]
46.67 ± 4.41
60.18 ± 5.17
Alfven Speed [km/s]
59.41 ± 5.20
65.48 ± 7.47

Best values of shock front normal for each method (About, Top)

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.751 ± 0.071 0.629 ± 0.084 0.200 ± 0.197 11.51 ± 5.96 140.06 ± 6.32
VC -0.493 ± 0.082 0.801 ± 0.061 0.339 ± 0.325 19.81 ± 7.45 121.59 ± 5.65
MX1 -0.729 ± 0.064 0.664 ± 0.070 0.165 ± 0.163 9.49 ± 5.13 137.66 ± 5.46
MX2 -0.725 ± 0.066 0.671 ± 0.071 0.157 ± 0.156 9.06 ± 5.67 137.22 ± 5.58
MX3 -0.722 ± 0.068 0.675 ± 0.073 0.152 ± 0.151 8.77 ± 6.11 136.92 ± 5.71
RH08 -0.801 ± 0.006 0.553 ± 0.008 0.229 ± 0.225 13.24 ± 0.54 145.40 ± 0.58
RH09 -0.785 ± 0.044 0.583 ± 0.057 0.207 ± 0.204 11.93 ± 3.97 143.40 ± 4.14
RH10 -0.785 ± 0.044 0.583 ± 0.057 0.207 ± 0.204 11.93 ± 3.97 143.40 ± 4.14
Average -0.724 0.645 0.207 11.967 138.207
Median -0.729 0.664 0.207 11.929 140.061
Deviation 0.098 0.078 0.060 3.551 7.447

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 46.6 ± 2.5 397.3 ± 11.5 3.95 ± 0.52
VC 66.0 ± 2.4 308.7 ± 10.8 3.95 ± 0.52
MX1 47.3 ± 2.4 391.3 ± 11.6 3.95 ± 0.52
MX2 47.4 ± 2.4 390.0 ± 11.6 3.95 ± 0.52
MX3 47.5 ± 2.4 389.0 ± 11.6 3.95 ± 0.52
RH08 43.9 ± 2.6 410.1 ± 11.4 3.95 ± 0.52
RH09 44.4 ± 2.5 406.9 ± 11.5 3.95 ± 0.52
RH10 44.4 ± 2.5 406.9 ± 11.5 3.95 ± 0.52
Average 48.4 387.5 3.95
Median 47.3 397.3 3.95
Deviation 7.2 32.9 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 109.6 ± 2.6 26.9 ± 2.3 40.8 ± 3.6 70.7 ± 5.6 4.10 ± 0.39 1.56 ± 0.14
VC 115.8 ± 4.0 15.2 ± 1.3 24.2 ± 2.1 74.1 ± 5.9 7.66 ± 0.67 1.57 ± 0.13
MX1 110.5 ± 2.7 26.5 ± 2.2 40.3 ± 3.5 70.8 ± 5.7 4.20 ± 0.40 1.57 ± 0.14
MX2 110.5 ± 2.8 26.4 ± 2.2 40.2 ± 3.5 70.8 ± 5.7 4.21 ± 0.40 1.57 ± 0.14
MX3 110.4 ± 2.8 26.4 ± 2.2 40.1 ± 3.5 70.8 ± 5.7 4.22 ± 0.40 1.57 ± 0.14
RH8 106.0 ± 2.3 28.5 ± 2.4 42.8 ± 3.7 70.0 ± 5.6 3.75 ± 0.35 1.52 ± 0.13
RH9 107.7 ± 2.4 28.2 ± 2.4 42.4 ± 3.7 70.1 ± 5.6 3.85 ± 0.36 1.54 ± 0.13
RH10 107.7 ± 2.4 28.2 ± 2.4 42.4 ± 3.7 70.1 ± 5.6 3.85 ± 0.36 1.54 ± 0.13
Average 109.8 25.8 39.2 70.9 4.5 1.6
Median 110.4 26.9 40.8 70.8 4.2 1.6
Deviation 3.0 4.4 6.1 1.3 1.3 0.0

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 27.7 ± 6.4 32.4 ± 1.9 45.0 ± 5.1 83.1 ± 5.5 0.86 ± 0.21 0.34 ± 0.08
VC 28.9 ± 5.8 18.3 ± 1.1 26.7 ± 3.0 87.3 ± 5.7 1.58 ± 0.32 0.33 ± 0.06
MX1 28.2 ± 6.2 31.9 ± 1.8 44.4 ± 5.1 83.3 ± 5.6 0.89 ± 0.21 0.34 ± 0.08
MX2 28.1 ± 6.2 31.8 ± 1.8 44.3 ± 5.1 83.3 ± 5.6 0.89 ± 0.21 0.34 ± 0.08
MX3 28.1 ± 6.1 31.8 ± 1.8 44.2 ± 5.0 83.3 ± 5.6 0.89 ± 0.21 0.34 ± 0.08
RH8 26.5 ± 6.8 34.3 ± 2.0 47.2 ± 5.4 82.3 ± 5.5 0.78 ± 0.21 0.32 ± 0.09
RH9 27.3 ± 6.6 33.9 ± 2.0 46.8 ± 5.3 82.5 ± 5.5 0.81 ± 0.21 0.33 ± 0.08
RH10 27.3 ± 6.6 33.9 ± 2.0 46.8 ± 5.3 82.5 ± 5.5 0.81 ± 0.21 0.33 ± 0.08
Average 27.8 31.0 43.2 83.4 0.9 0.3
Median 28.1 32.4 45.0 83.3 0.9 0.3
Deviation 0.7 5.3 6.8 1.6 0.3 0.0

Survey interval (About, Top)
Survey of solar wind interval
Selected data (About, Top)
Key plasma parameters
Survey
Velocity
V

Magnetic Field
B


Simple Methods (About, Top)
Simple methods
Rankine Chi^2 Contour (About, Top)

Chisq


Shock Speed (About, Top)
Shock Speed

Theta Bn (About, Top)
Theta Bn

Mach Numbers (About, Top)

Upstream wave speeds
Upstream Mach numbers
Downsteam wave speeds
Downstream mach numbers
Page updated Mon Apr 13 08:55:21 2009
Michael L Stevens (mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)

   
 

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