CfA Interplanetary Shock Database - Individual Event Detail
 

Database: dscovr_data
Event ID: 20172502228
Observation time: 09/07/2017 250.93679 2228 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 2017
Fractional day of year 250.936794
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 80939.0 ± 60.0
Shock type FF
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 238.022
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -38.611
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -10.024
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0010
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0010
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0008
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0008
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 7.10, 29.27, 30.11
Event added to database
Wed Oct 25 11:37:03 2017
Event last processed
Wed Oct 25 12:06:23 2017
Method selected
MX3
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
27.659 ± 5.860

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -472.9 ± 4.3 -683.0 ± 17.4
Vy GSE [km/s] -24.1 ± 4.1 97.5 ± 21.9
Vz GSE [km/s] -3.8 ± 4.4 -21.6 ± 11.0
Wi [km/s] 24.8 ± 3.2 66.2 ± 6.6
We [km/s] 785.3 ± 101.5 2093.2 ± 208.6
Ni [n/cc] 2.6 ± 0.2 4.5 ± 0.3
Bx GSE [nT] -1.1 ± 0.8 8.8 ± 2.1
By GSE [nT] 6.2 ± 0.7 11.3 ± 2.2
Bz GSE [nT] -8.0 ± 0.5 -23.8 ± 1.4
Plasma Beta
0.033 ± 0.035
0.054 ± 0.058
Sound Speed [km/s]
32.06 ± 4.14
85.45 ± 8.52
Alfven Speed [km/s]
137.49 ± 6.27
288.83 ± 19.20

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

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.741 ± 0.128 0.614 ± 0.154 -0.273 ± 0.266 -15.83 ± 6.36 140.35 ± 11.79
VC -0.865 ± 0.029 0.497 ± 0.050 -0.071 ± 0.071 -4.07 ± 2.35 150.12 ± 3.34
MX1 -0.757 ± 0.056 0.590 ± 0.070 -0.281 ± 0.273 -16.32 ± 5.11 142.09 ± 5.13
MX2 -0.762 ± 0.052 0.583 ± 0.064 -0.283 ± 0.275 -16.46 ± 5.27 142.57 ± 4.64
MX3 -0.764 ± 0.051 0.579 ± 0.063 -0.284 ± 0.276 -16.52 ± 5.39 142.81 ± 4.58
RH08 -0.398 ± 0.008 -0.771 ± 0.005 -0.497 ± 0.451 -29.82 ± 0.43 242.67 ± 0.58
RH09 -0.398 ± 0.065 -0.771 ± 0.045 -0.497 ± 0.451 -29.82 ± 4.03 242.67 ± 4.65
RH10 -0.398 ± 0.065 -0.771 ± 0.045 -0.497 ± 0.451 -29.82 ± 4.03 242.67 ± 4.65
Average -0.635 0.069 -0.335 -19.830 180.746
Median -0.741 0.579 -0.283 -16.455 150.117
Deviation 0.200 0.696 0.152 9.244 51.361

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 48.2 ± 4.0 902.3 ± 14.1 1.67 ± 0.12
VC 63.2 ± 4.2 982.6 ± 13.9 1.67 ± 0.12
MX1 48.7 ± 4.1 911.8 ± 14.1 1.67 ± 0.12
MX2 48.8 ± 4.1 914.3 ± 14.1 1.67 ± 0.12
MX3 48.9 ± 4.1 915.5 ± 14.1 1.67 ± 0.12
RH08 87.8 ± 4.7 204.3 ± 3.5 1.67 ± 0.12
RH09 87.8 ± 4.7 204.3 ± 3.5 1.67 ± 0.12
RH10 87.8 ± 4.7 204.3 ± 30.8 1.67 ± 0.12
Average 65.1 654.9 1.67
Median 63.2 911.8 1.67
Deviation 19.4 374.0 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 565.8 ± 3.9 21.0 ± 2.6 91.7 ± 4.2 139.6 ± 6.4 27.28 ± 3.52 4.06 ± 0.18
VC 585.3 ± 4.4 14.1 ± 1.8 62.0 ± 2.8 140.5 ± 6.5 41.97 ± 5.36 4.17 ± 0.19
MX1 566.9 ± 3.9 20.8 ± 2.6 90.8 ± 4.1 139.7 ± 6.4 27.62 ± 3.57 4.07 ± 0.19
MX2 567.1 ± 4.0 20.8 ± 2.6 90.5 ± 4.1 139.7 ± 6.4 27.71 ± 3.58 4.07 ± 0.19
MX3 567.2 ± 4.0 20.7 ± 2.6 90.4 ± 4.1 139.7 ± 6.4 27.75 ± 3.59 4.07 ± 0.19
RH8 -4.5 ± 5.5 1.2 ± 0.2 5.4 ± 0.2 141.2 ± 6.5 -3.39 ± 4.22 -0.03 ± 0.04
RH9 -4.5 ± 5.5 1.2 ± 0.2 5.4 ± 0.2 141.2 ± 6.5 -3.39 ± 4.22 -0.03 ± 0.04
RH10 -4.5 ± 5.5 1.2 ± 0.2 5.4 ± 0.2 141.2 ± 6.5 -3.39 ± 4.22 -0.03 ± 0.04
Average 354.8 12.6 55.2 140.3 17.8 2.5
Median 566.9 20.7 90.4 140.5 27.6 4.1
Deviation 297.6 9.7 42.4 0.8 18.2 2.1

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 330.6 ± 26.8 55.5 ± 5.2 192.6 ± 12.8 296.2 ± 18.4 6.01 ± 0.89 1.12 ± 0.14
VC 341.9 ± 24.8 37.2 ± 3.4 130.3 ± 8.7 299.0 ± 18.2 9.28 ± 1.30 1.15 ± 0.14
MX1 331.1 ± 26.6 55.0 ± 5.1 190.7 ± 12.7 296.3 ± 18.4 6.09 ± 0.89 1.12 ± 0.14
MX2 331.1 ± 26.6 54.8 ± 5.1 190.1 ± 12.6 296.3 ± 18.4 6.10 ± 0.90 1.12 ± 0.14
MX3 331.2 ± 26.6 54.7 ± 5.1 189.8 ± 12.6 296.3 ± 18.4 6.11 ± 0.90 1.12 ± 0.14
RH8 -3.3 ± 13.1 3.2 ± 0.3 11.3 ± 0.8 301.4 ± 18.1 -1.16 ± 4.02 -0.01 ± 0.04
RH9 -3.3 ± 13.1 3.2 ± 0.3 11.3 ± 0.8 301.4 ± 18.1 -1.16 ± 4.02 -0.01 ± 0.04
RH10 -3.3 ± 13.1 3.2 ± 0.3 11.3 ± 0.8 301.4 ± 18.1 -1.16 ± 4.02 -0.01 ± 0.04
Average 207.0 33.4 115.9 298.5 3.8 0.7
Median 331.1 54.7 189.8 299.0 6.1 1.1
Deviation 174.2 25.7 89.0 2.5 4.2 0.6

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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