CfA Interplanetary Shock Database - Individual Event Detail
 

Database: Ace Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20021090802
Observation time: 04/19/2002 109.33502 0802 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 2002
Fractional day of year 109.335023
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 28946.0 ± 26.0
Shock type FF
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.035
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.004
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -0.004
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0010
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0043
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0009
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0035
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 7.46, 16.52, 17.61
Event added to database
Sun May 1 22:10:19 2005
Event last processed
Tue May 3 14:20:21 2005
Method selected
RH08
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
0.005 ± 0.000

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -426.6 ± 9.4 -609.5 ± 13.6
Vy GSE [km/s] 20.4 ± 3.9 -28.8 ± 11.3
Vz GSE [km/s] -33.2 ± 6.5 -35.5 ± 9.6
Wi [km/s] 37.0 ± 1.7 75.7 ± 5.7
We [km/s] 1169.4 ± 54.3 2393.7 ± 180.4
Ni [n/cc] 1.1 ± 0.1 2.5 ± 0.1
Bx GSE [nT] 0.6 ± 0.7 3.7 ± 1.6
By GSE [nT] -9.2 ± 0.3 -20.5 ± 0.9
Bz GSE [nT] 2.5 ± 0.6 4.3 ± 2.5
Plasma Beta
0.035 ± 0.033
0.066 ± 0.067
Sound Speed [km/s]
47.74 ± 2.22
97.72 ± 7.37
Alfven Speed [km/s]
197.97 ± 10.92
295.56 ± 4.93

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

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.945 ± 0.194 -0.267 ± 0.443 0.190 ± 0.188 10.97 ± 46.63 195.80 ± 26.72
VC -0.965 ± 0.020 -0.263 ± 0.072 -0.011 ± 0.011 -0.61 ± 3.31 195.25 ± 4.25
MX1 -0.967 ± 0.035 -0.254 ± 0.132 -0.017 ± 0.017 -0.95 ± 4.67 194.74 ± 7.83
MX2 -0.967 ± 0.034 -0.254 ± 0.130 -0.007 ± 0.007 -0.38 ± 4.28 194.70 ± 7.73
MX3 -0.967 ± 0.034 -0.253 ± 0.129 0.001 ± 0.001 0.03 ± 4.10 194.67 ± 7.67
RH08 -0.983 ± 0.002 -0.183 ± 0.009 -0.006 ± 0.006 -0.32 ± 0.71 190.53 ± 0.54
RH09 -0.983 ± 0.013 -0.183 ± 0.067 -0.017 ± 0.017 -0.96 ± 4.06 190.53 ± 3.91
RH10 -0.983 ± 0.013 -0.183 ± 0.067 -0.017 ± 0.017 -0.96 ± 4.06 190.53 ± 3.91
Average -0.970 -0.230 0.015 0.854 193.345
Median -0.967 -0.253 -0.007 -0.375 194.703
Deviation 0.013 0.039 0.071 4.104 2.361

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 75.7 ± 3.7 724.0 ± 51.1 2.24 ± 0.22
VC 79.0 ± 4.3 746.4 ± 52.3 2.24 ± 0.22
MX1 79.6 ± 4.3 748.0 ± 52.3 2.24 ± 0.22
MX2 79.5 ± 4.3 747.7 ± 52.3 2.24 ± 0.22
MX3 79.4 ± 4.3 747.5 ± 52.3 2.24 ± 0.22
RH08 83.5 ± 4.2 756.8 ± 52.8 2.24 ± 0.22
RH09 83.7 ± 4.3 757.1 ± 52.9 2.24 ± 0.22
RH10 83.7 ± 4.3 757.1 ± 52.9 2.24 ± 0.22
Average 80.5 748.1 2.24
Median 79.6 748.0 2.24
Deviation 2.9 10.9 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 332.8 ± 9.6 11.5 ± 0.5 49.0 ± 2.7 203.4 ± 10.4 28.96 ± 1.41 1.64 ± 0.14
VC 339.8 ± 9.5 8.8 ± 0.4 37.6 ± 2.1 203.5 ± 10.4 38.55 ± 1.95 1.68 ± 0.14
MX1 340.1 ± 9.5 8.4 ± 0.4 35.7 ± 2.0 203.5 ± 10.4 40.72 ± 2.06 1.68 ± 0.14
MX2 340.1 ± 9.5 8.5 ± 0.4 36.1 ± 2.0 203.5 ± 10.4 40.27 ± 2.03 1.68 ± 0.14
MX3 340.0 ± 9.5 8.5 ± 0.4 36.3 ± 2.0 203.5 ± 10.4 39.96 ± 2.01 1.68 ± 0.14
RH8 340.9 ± 9.5 5.2 ± 0.2 22.4 ± 1.2 203.6 ± 10.4 65.09 ± 3.25 1.68 ± 0.14
RH9 340.9 ± 9.5 5.1 ± 0.2 21.8 ± 1.2 203.6 ± 10.4 66.81 ± 3.35 1.68 ± 0.14
RH10 340.9 ± 9.5 5.1 ± 0.2 21.8 ± 1.2 203.6 ± 10.4 66.81 ± 3.35 1.68 ± 0.14
Average 339.4 7.6 32.6 203.5 48.4 1.7
Median 340.1 8.5 36.1 203.5 40.7 1.7
Deviation 2.7 2.3 9.8 0.1 15.2 0.0

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 147.2 ± 9.9 23.0 ± 1.6 73.2 ± 1.2 310.5 ± 4.8 6.44 ± 0.84 0.47 ± 0.04
VC 150.4 ± 11.1 17.7 ± 1.2 56.2 ± 0.9 310.9 ± 4.8 8.58 ± 1.20 0.48 ± 0.04
MX1 150.7 ± 11.3 16.7 ± 1.1 53.3 ± 0.9 310.9 ± 4.8 9.08 ± 1.28 0.49 ± 0.04
MX2 150.6 ± 11.2 16.9 ± 1.1 53.8 ± 0.9 310.9 ± 4.8 8.98 ± 1.26 0.48 ± 0.04
MX3 150.6 ± 11.2 17.0 ± 1.2 54.2 ± 0.9 310.9 ± 4.8 8.91 ± 1.25 0.48 ± 0.04
RH8 152.1 ± 11.9 10.5 ± 0.7 33.4 ± 0.6 311.2 ± 4.8 14.62 ± 2.12 0.49 ± 0.04
RH9 152.1 ± 12.0 10.2 ± 0.7 32.6 ± 0.5 311.2 ± 4.8 15.01 ± 2.18 0.49 ± 0.04
RH10 152.1 ± 12.0 10.2 ± 0.7 32.6 ± 0.5 311.2 ± 4.8 15.01 ± 2.18 0.49 ± 0.04
Average 150.7 15.3 48.7 311.0 10.8 0.5
Median 150.7 16.9 53.8 310.9 9.1 0.5
Deviation 1.6 4.6 14.6 0.2 3.5 0.0

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