CfA Interplanetary Shock Database - Individual Event Detail
 

Database: Ace Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19992160115
Observation time: 08/04/1999 216.05274 0115 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 1999
Fractional day of year 216.052743
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 4557.0 ± 16.0
Shock type FF
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.039
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.002
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.003
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0012
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0047
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0008
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0033
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 12.03, 28.44, 28.81
Event added to database
Sat Apr 30 21:44:28 2005
Event last processed
Wed Oct 15 15:06:33 2014
Method selected
RH08
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
0.010 ± 0.000

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -329.2 ± 2.0 -379.0 ± 4.0
Vy GSE [km/s] -14.5 ± 2.9 -31.6 ± 1.4
Vz GSE [km/s] -4.3 ± 2.4 -21.0 ± 4.9
Wi [km/s] 19.1 ± 1.3 22.1 ± 2.0
We [km/s] 604.9 ± 40.4 700.4 ± 62.7
Ni [n/cc] 5.8 ± 0.4 19.8 ± 1.3
Bx GSE [nT] 4.8 ± 0.1 6.3 ± 0.6
By GSE [nT] -4.0 ± 0.1 -10.5 ± 0.2
Bz GSE [nT] -0.8 ± 0.1 -3.0 ± 0.6
Plasma Beta
0.121 ± 0.127
0.137 ± 0.139
Sound Speed [km/s]
24.68 ± 1.63
28.49 ± 2.46
Alfven Speed [km/s]
55.39 ± 2.31
59.77 ± 2.29

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

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.973 ± 0.020 -0.141 ± 0.094 -0.182 ± 0.180 -10.46 ± 4.69 188.22 ± 5.56
VC -0.904 ± 0.026 -0.308 ± 0.047 -0.295 ± 0.286 -17.18 ± 4.24 198.83 ± 2.97
MX1 -0.965 ± 0.020 -0.126 ± 0.081 -0.230 ± 0.225 -13.27 ± 4.27 187.47 ± 4.82
MX2 -0.964 ± 0.021 -0.126 ± 0.080 -0.232 ± 0.228 -13.44 ± 4.52 187.43 ± 4.78
MX3 -0.964 ± 0.022 -0.125 ± 0.080 -0.235 ± 0.230 -13.58 ± 4.76 187.39 ± 4.75
RH08 -0.981 ± 0.002 -0.182 ± 0.009 -0.061 ± 0.061 -3.52 ± 0.91 190.53 ± 0.55
RH09 -0.981 ± 0.014 -0.147 ± 0.070 -0.128 ± 0.128 -7.38 ± 4.01 188.52 ± 4.07
RH10 -0.981 ± 0.014 -0.147 ± 0.070 -0.128 ± 0.128 -7.38 ± 4.01 188.52 ± 4.07
Average -0.964 -0.163 -0.187 -10.777 189.614
Median -0.965 -0.141 -0.182 -10.464 188.524
Deviation 0.025 0.062 0.076 4.438 3.863

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 50.8 ± 1.4 398.3 ± 0.6 3.51 ± 0.33
VC 62.7 ± 1.3 380.0 ± 0.7 3.51 ± 0.33
MX1 51.1 ± 1.3 395.8 ± 0.6 3.51 ± 0.33
MX2 51.1 ± 1.3 395.6 ± 0.6 3.51 ± 0.33
MX3 51.1 ± 1.3 395.4 ± 0.6 3.51 ± 0.33
RH08 51.2 ± 1.4 400.1 ± 0.6 3.51 ± 0.33
RH09 50.2 ± 1.4 400.0 ± 0.6 3.51 ± 0.33
RH10 50.2 ± 1.4 400.0 ± 5.8 3.51 ± 0.33
Average 52.3 395.6 3.51
Median 51.1 398.3 3.51
Deviation 4.2 6.7 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 74.9 ± 2.4 14.7 ± 0.8 35.0 ± 1.5 58.9 ± 1.9 5.13 ± 0.43 1.27 ± 0.05
VC 76.3 ± 2.7 10.5 ± 0.6 25.4 ± 1.1 59.8 ± 1.9 7.31 ± 0.61 1.28 ± 0.05
MX1 75.0 ± 2.5 14.6 ± 0.8 34.8 ± 1.5 58.9 ± 1.9 5.17 ± 0.43 1.28 ± 0.05
MX2 75.1 ± 2.5 14.6 ± 0.8 34.8 ± 1.5 58.9 ± 1.9 5.17 ± 0.43 1.28 ± 0.05
MX3 75.1 ± 2.5 14.6 ± 0.8 34.8 ± 1.5 58.9 ± 1.9 5.18 ± 0.43 1.28 ± 0.05
RH8 74.0 ± 2.3 14.5 ± 0.8 34.7 ± 1.4 58.9 ± 1.9 5.11 ± 0.42 1.26 ± 0.05
RH9 74.3 ± 2.4 14.9 ± 0.8 35.5 ± 1.5 58.8 ± 1.9 5.02 ± 0.42 1.26 ± 0.05
RH10 74.3 ± 2.4 14.9 ± 0.8 35.5 ± 1.5 58.8 ± 1.9 5.02 ± 0.42 1.26 ± 0.05
Average 74.9 14.1 33.8 59.0 5.4 1.3
Median 75.0 14.6 34.8 58.9 5.2 1.3
Deviation 0.7 1.5 3.4 0.3 0.8 0.0

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 21.2 ± 4.6 16.8 ± 1.3 37.8 ± 1.4 64.1 ± 2.5 1.26 ± 0.27 0.33 ± 0.07
VC 21.3 ± 5.0 12.0 ± 0.9 27.4 ± 1.0 65.1 ± 2.6 1.77 ± 0.39 0.32 ± 0.07
MX1 21.2 ± 4.8 16.7 ± 1.3 37.6 ± 1.4 64.1 ± 2.5 1.27 ± 0.27 0.33 ± 0.07
MX2 21.2 ± 4.8 16.7 ± 1.3 37.6 ± 1.4 64.1 ± 2.5 1.27 ± 0.27 0.33 ± 0.07
MX3 21.2 ± 4.8 16.7 ± 1.3 37.5 ± 1.4 64.1 ± 2.5 1.27 ± 0.27 0.33 ± 0.07
RH8 21.1 ± 4.2 16.6 ± 1.3 37.5 ± 1.4 64.1 ± 2.5 1.27 ± 0.25 0.33 ± 0.06
RH9 20.9 ± 4.5 17.0 ± 1.3 38.3 ± 1.5 64.0 ± 2.5 1.23 ± 0.26 0.33 ± 0.06
RH10 20.9 ± 4.5 17.0 ± 1.3 38.3 ± 1.5 64.0 ± 2.5 1.23 ± 0.26 0.33 ± 0.06
Average 21.1 16.2 36.5 64.2 1.3 0.3
Median 21.2 16.7 37.6 64.1 1.3 0.3
Deviation 0.1 1.7 3.7 0.4 0.2 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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