CfA Interplanetary Shock Database - Individual Event Detail
 

Database: Ace Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20022132219
Observation time: 08/01/2002 213.93023 2219 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 2002
Fractional day of year 213.930231
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 80372.0 ± 16.0
Shock type FF
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.038
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -0.006
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.004
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0006
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0030
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0007
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0029
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 3.67, 77.04, 79.64
Event added to database
Sun May 1 22:35:29 2005
Event last processed
Tue May 3 14:33:16 2005
Method selected
RH08
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
0.008 ± 0.000

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -430.1 ± 1.5 -458.9 ± 2.0
Vy GSE [km/s] -0.6 ± 1.4 6.1 ± 1.5
Vz GSE [km/s] 3.3 ± 1.2 -5.4 ± 2.7
Wi [km/s] 16.0 ± 1.0 28.8 ± 0.6
We [km/s] 504.4 ± 32.5 910.3 ± 17.5
Ni [n/cc] 9.2 ± 0.8 16.6 ± 0.9
Bx GSE [nT] -3.1 ± 0.1 -2.2 ± 0.4
By GSE [nT] -7.0 ± 0.2 -13.1 ± 0.3
Bz GSE [nT] 2.4 ± 0.2 4.5 ± 1.3
Plasma Beta
0.076 ± 0.081
0.146 ± 0.145
Sound Speed [km/s]
20.59 ± 1.33
37.16 ± 0.72
Alfven Speed [km/s]
58.16 ± 2.90
75.50 ± 2.79

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

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.983 ± 0.030 -0.167 ± 0.135 0.078 ± 0.077 4.45 ± 14.33 189.62 ± 7.86
VC -0.934 ± 0.032 0.216 ± 0.059 -0.285 ± 0.277 -16.54 ± 5.93 167.00 ± 3.61
MX1 -0.977 ± 0.015 -0.171 ± 0.048 -0.127 ± 0.126 -7.29 ± 5.52 189.90 ± 2.83
MX2 -0.975 ± 0.021 -0.168 ± 0.044 -0.147 ± 0.146 -8.48 ± 7.70 189.81 ± 2.59
MX3 -0.971 ± 0.033 -0.166 ± 0.047 -0.174 ± 0.173 -10.05 ± 10.70 189.72 ± 2.76
RH08 -0.992 ± 0.002 -0.113 ± 0.014 -0.050 ± 0.050 -2.88 ± 1.32 186.52 ± 0.81
RH09 -0.985 ± 0.012 -0.060 ± 0.070 -0.162 ± 0.161 -9.32 ± 4.03 183.51 ± 4.07
RH10 -0.985 ± 0.012 -0.060 ± 0.070 -0.162 ± 0.161 -9.32 ± 4.03 183.51 ± 4.07
Average -0.975 -0.086 -0.129 -7.428 184.949
Median -0.977 -0.113 -0.147 -8.481 189.619
Deviation 0.018 0.131 0.105 6.094 7.759

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 56.7 ± 1.2 482.7 ± 8.0 1.82 ± 0.15
VC 84.9 ± 1.1 469.9 ± 9.2 1.82 ± 0.15
MX1 60.7 ± 1.1 483.4 ± 8.1 1.82 ± 0.15
MX2 61.3 ± 1.1 482.4 ± 8.1 1.82 ± 0.15
MX3 62.1 ± 1.1 480.8 ± 8.1 1.82 ± 0.15
RH08 62.1 ± 1.2 490.3 ± 8.3 1.82 ± 0.15
RH09 67.3 ± 1.1 489.7 ± 8.5 1.82 ± 0.15
RH10 67.3 ± 1.1 489.7 ± 8.5 1.82 ± 0.15
Average 65.3 483.6 1.82
Median 62.1 483.4 1.82
Deviation 8.7 6.7 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 59.6 ± 1.6 10.8 ± 0.7 31.9 ± 1.6 60.8 ± 2.9 5.52 ± 0.26 0.98 ± 0.04
VC 69.3 ± 1.3 1.7 ± 0.1 5.1 ± 0.3 61.7 ± 2.9 40.47 ± 2.31 1.13 ± 0.06
MX1 63.5 ± 1.5 9.6 ± 0.6 28.4 ± 1.4 61.0 ± 2.9 6.63 ± 0.33 1.04 ± 0.05
MX2 63.7 ± 1.4 9.4 ± 0.6 27.9 ± 1.4 61.0 ± 2.9 6.77 ± 0.34 1.05 ± 0.05
MX3 63.9 ± 1.4 9.2 ± 0.6 27.2 ± 1.4 61.0 ± 2.9 6.96 ± 0.36 1.05 ± 0.05
RH8 63.7 ± 1.5 9.2 ± 0.6 27.2 ± 1.4 61.0 ± 2.9 6.95 ± 0.35 1.05 ± 0.05
RH9 66.6 ± 1.4 7.5 ± 0.5 22.4 ± 1.1 61.2 ± 2.9 8.86 ± 0.46 1.09 ± 0.05
RH10 66.6 ± 1.4 7.5 ± 0.5 22.4 ± 1.1 61.2 ± 2.9 8.86 ± 0.46 1.09 ± 0.05
Average 64.6 8.1 24.1 61.1 11.4 1.1
Median 63.9 9.2 27.2 61.0 7.0 1.0
Deviation 2.9 2.8 8.3 0.3 11.8 0.0

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 33.1 ± 2.0 18.8 ± 0.3 41.5 ± 1.5 82.0 ± 2.6 1.76 ± 0.12 0.40 ± 0.03
VC 38.5 ± 1.5 3.0 ± 0.1 6.7 ± 0.2 84.1 ± 2.6 13.04 ± 0.53 0.46 ± 0.03
MX1 35.4 ± 1.5 16.6 ± 0.3 36.9 ± 1.4 82.5 ± 2.6 2.13 ± 0.10 0.43 ± 0.03
MX2 35.5 ± 1.5 16.3 ± 0.3 36.2 ± 1.3 82.6 ± 2.6 2.17 ± 0.10 0.43 ± 0.03
MX3 35.5 ± 1.4 15.9 ± 0.3 35.4 ± 1.3 82.6 ± 2.6 2.23 ± 0.10 0.43 ± 0.02
RH8 35.4 ± 1.8 15.9 ± 0.3 35.3 ± 1.3 82.7 ± 2.6 2.23 ± 0.12 0.43 ± 0.03
RH9 37.2 ± 1.6 13.0 ± 0.2 29.1 ± 1.1 83.2 ± 2.6 2.86 ± 0.13 0.45 ± 0.03
RH10 37.2 ± 1.6 13.0 ± 0.2 29.1 ± 1.1 83.2 ± 2.6 2.86 ± 0.13 0.45 ± 0.03
Average 36.0 14.1 31.3 82.9 3.7 0.4
Median 35.5 15.9 35.4 82.7 2.2 0.4
Deviation 1.6 4.9 10.7 0.6 3.8 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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