CfA Interplanetary Shock Database - Individual Event Detail
 

Database: Ace Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20023131754
Observation time: 11/09/2002 313.74597 1754 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 2002
Fractional day of year 313.745972
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 64452.0 ± 26.0
Shock type FF
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.036
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.006
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -0.003
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0008
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0032
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0008
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0031
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 9.17, 19.07, 19.45
Event added to database
Sun May 1 22:47:26 2005
Event last processed
Tue May 3 14:36:27 2005
Method selected
RH08
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
0.009 ± 0.000

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -353.5 ± 1.3 -394.5 ± 1.3
Vy GSE [km/s] -13.4 ± 2.5 -6.7 ± 1.2
Vz GSE [km/s] -26.8 ± 2.0 -35.7 ± 2.2
Wi [km/s] 13.1 ± 1.5 17.4 ± 0.8
We [km/s] 412.8 ± 46.4 550.7 ± 23.9
Ni [n/cc] 12.4 ± 1.1 24.9 ± 1.5
Bx GSE [nT] -3.2 ± 0.2 -3.4 ± 0.3
By GSE [nT] 4.1 ± 0.2 6.2 ± 0.3
Bz GSE [nT] 4.5 ± 0.3 11.1 ± 0.1
Plasma Beta
0.093 ± 0.101
0.093 ± 0.097
Sound Speed [km/s]
16.85 ± 1.89
22.48 ± 0.97
Alfven Speed [km/s]
42.93 ± 2.91
57.37 ± 2.26

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

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.790 ± 0.079 0.580 ± 0.107 -0.196 ± 0.194 -11.31 ± 3.04 143.71 ± 7.74
VC -0.966 ± 0.016 0.158 ± 0.059 -0.207 ± 0.204 -11.95 ± 3.63 170.71 ± 3.52
MX1 -0.968 ± 0.012 0.234 ± 0.047 -0.095 ± 0.095 -5.44 ± 2.94 166.40 ± 2.79
MX2 -0.972 ± 0.012 0.216 ± 0.048 -0.089 ± 0.089 -5.13 ± 3.05 167.49 ± 2.86
MX3 -0.976 ± 0.012 0.199 ± 0.053 -0.085 ± 0.084 -4.85 ± 3.15 168.46 ± 3.09
RH08 -0.995 ± 0.001 0.079 ± 0.010 -0.061 ± 0.061 -3.52 ± 0.37 175.49 ± 0.58
RH09 -0.995 ± 0.007 -0.096 ± 0.068 0.028 ± 0.028 1.60 ± 3.31 185.52 ± 3.94
RH10 -0.995 ± 0.007 -0.096 ± 0.068 0.028 ± 0.028 1.60 ± 3.37 185.52 ± 3.94
Average -0.957 0.159 -0.085 -4.875 170.411
Median -0.972 0.199 -0.085 -4.850 170.711
Deviation 0.069 0.215 0.087 5.036 13.221

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 54.2 ± 2.0 352.5 ± 9.4 2.03 ± 0.17
VC 65.7 ± 1.7 429.1 ± 10.1 2.03 ± 0.17
MX1 58.0 ± 1.7 424.8 ± 10.0 2.03 ± 0.17
MX2 58.3 ± 1.7 426.6 ± 10.0 2.03 ± 0.17
MX3 58.6 ± 1.7 428.0 ± 10.0 2.03 ± 0.17
RH08 61.7 ± 1.7 435.7 ± 9.9 2.03 ± 0.17
RH09 64.5 ± 1.8 431.4 ± 9.4 2.03 ± 0.17
RH10 64.5 ± 1.8 431.4 ± 9.4 2.03 ± 0.17
Average 60.7 419.9 2.03
Median 61.7 429.1 2.03
Deviation 4.1 27.5 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 75.6 ± 2.0 9.4 ± 1.0 25.1 ± 1.7 45.2 ± 3.1 8.17 ± 1.01 1.68 ± 0.15
VC 84.3 ± 1.4 6.5 ± 0.7 17.6 ± 1.2 45.7 ± 3.2 13.08 ± 1.46 1.85 ± 0.15
MX1 83.3 ± 1.6 8.5 ± 0.9 22.8 ± 1.5 45.3 ± 3.1 9.95 ± 1.12 1.85 ± 0.15
MX2 83.4 ± 1.5 8.4 ± 0.9 22.6 ± 1.5 45.4 ± 3.1 10.06 ± 1.13 1.85 ± 0.15
MX3 83.3 ± 1.5 8.3 ± 0.9 22.4 ± 1.5 45.4 ± 3.1 10.14 ± 1.13 1.84 ± 0.15
RH8 83.3 ± 1.4 7.5 ± 0.8 20.3 ± 1.4 45.5 ± 3.2 11.17 ± 1.21 1.84 ± 0.14
RH9 79.1 ± 1.3 6.8 ± 0.7 18.5 ± 1.2 45.6 ± 3.2 11.72 ± 1.20 1.74 ± 0.13
RH10 79.1 ± 1.3 6.8 ± 0.7 18.5 ± 1.2 45.6 ± 3.2 11.72 ± 1.20 1.74 ± 0.13
Average 81.4 7.8 21.0 45.5 10.7 1.8
Median 83.3 8.3 22.4 45.5 11.2 1.8
Deviation 3.1 1.0 2.6 0.2 1.5 0.1

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 37.6 ± 1.3 12.5 ± 0.5 33.5 ± 1.3 60.3 ± 2.2 3.01 ± 0.16 0.62 ± 0.03
VC 41.8 ± 1.4 8.7 ± 0.3 23.6 ± 0.9 61.0 ± 2.2 4.82 ± 0.27 0.69 ± 0.03
MX1 41.2 ± 1.3 11.3 ± 0.4 30.4 ± 1.2 60.6 ± 2.2 3.66 ± 0.20 0.68 ± 0.03
MX2 41.3 ± 1.3 11.2 ± 0.4 30.2 ± 1.2 60.6 ± 2.2 3.70 ± 0.20 0.68 ± 0.03
MX3 41.2 ± 1.3 11.1 ± 0.4 29.9 ± 1.2 60.6 ± 2.2 3.72 ± 0.20 0.68 ± 0.03
RH8 41.5 ± 1.3 10.1 ± 0.4 27.2 ± 1.1 60.8 ± 2.2 4.13 ± 0.23 0.68 ± 0.03
RH9 39.2 ± 1.3 9.1 ± 0.4 24.7 ± 1.0 60.9 ± 2.2 4.32 ± 0.24 0.64 ± 0.03
RH10 39.2 ± 1.3 9.1 ± 0.4 24.7 ± 1.0 60.9 ± 2.2 4.32 ± 0.24 0.64 ± 0.03
Average 40.4 10.4 28.0 60.7 4.0 0.7
Median 41.2 11.1 29.9 60.8 4.1 0.7
Deviation 1.5 1.3 3.5 0.2 0.6 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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