CfA Interplanetary Shock Database - Individual Event Detail
 

Database: Ace Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20023302110
Observation time: 11/26/2002 330.88206 2110 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 2002
Fractional day of year 330.882060
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 76210.0 ± 16.0
Shock type FF
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.037
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 0.005
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -0.001
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0009
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0038
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0010
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0039
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 6.62, 11.76, 12.08
Event added to database
Sun May 1 22:50:47 2005
Event last processed
Tue May 3 14:38:03 2005
Method selected
RH08
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
0.006 ± 0.000

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -393.8 ± 5.9 -529.5 ± 11.1
Vy GSE [km/s] -19.2 ± 4.6 -77.2 ± 4.9
Vz GSE [km/s] 11.1 ± 6.8 34.4 ± 14.7
Wi [km/s] 38.0 ± 2.3 67.6 ± 2.7
We [km/s] 1202.6 ± 73.5 2138.3 ± 84.9
Ni [n/cc] 7.4 ± 0.9 19.7 ± 2.3
Bx GSE [nT] -7.0 ± 0.3 -14.7 ± 0.6
By GSE [nT] 6.0 ± 0.8 21.4 ± 1.3
Bz GSE [nT] -4.3 ± 0.2 -12.1 ± 1.7
Plasma Beta
0.220 ± 0.230
0.231 ± 0.232
Sound Speed [km/s]
49.10 ± 3.00
87.29 ± 3.47
Alfven Speed [km/s]
82.11 ± 7.35
141.79 ± 9.63

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

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.893 ± 0.051 -0.445 ± 0.097 -0.068 ± 0.068 -3.91 ± 15.23 206.51 ± 6.22
VC -0.907 ± 0.025 -0.389 ± 0.046 0.161 ± 0.159 9.25 ± 6.25 203.23 ± 2.86
MX1 -0.916 ± 0.024 -0.373 ± 0.052 0.149 ± 0.148 8.57 ± 4.87 202.17 ± 3.27
MX2 -0.916 ± 0.025 -0.372 ± 0.053 0.151 ± 0.150 8.69 ± 4.99 202.11 ± 3.30
MX3 -0.916 ± 0.025 -0.372 ± 0.053 0.152 ± 0.151 8.76 ± 5.06 202.08 ± 3.31
RH08 -0.908 ± 0.004 -0.359 ± 0.009 0.218 ± 0.214 12.58 ± 0.55 201.56 ± 0.55
RH09 -0.906 ± 0.029 -0.322 ± 0.065 0.274 ± 0.267 15.89 ± 3.97 199.55 ± 4.08
RH10 -0.906 ± 0.029 -0.322 ± 0.065 0.274 ± 0.267 15.89 ± 3.97 199.55 ± 4.10
Average -0.908 -0.369 0.164 9.466 202.097
Median -0.907 -0.372 0.161 9.250 202.115
Deviation 0.008 0.039 0.108 6.244 2.204

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 67.2 ± 3.2 600.4 ± 28.1 2.63 ± 0.29
VC 70.5 ± 2.9 610.9 ± 26.1 2.63 ± 0.29
MX1 69.3 ± 2.9 614.2 ± 26.2 2.63 ± 0.29
MX2 69.3 ± 2.9 614.2 ± 26.2 2.63 ± 0.29
MX3 69.3 ± 2.9 614.2 ± 26.2 2.63 ± 0.29
RH08 70.9 ± 2.7 610.4 ± 25.5 2.63 ± 0.29
RH09 71.1 ± 2.6 608.1 ± 24.8 2.63 ± 0.29
RH10 71.1 ± 2.6 608.1 ± 24.8 2.63 ± 0.29
Average 69.8 610.1 2.63
Median 70.5 610.9 2.63
Deviation 1.3 4.7 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 241.1 ± 6.4 16.5 ± 0.8 31.8 ± 2.8 94.3 ± 6.2 14.64 ± 0.75 2.57 ± 0.22
VC 244.5 ± 5.9 14.1 ± 0.7 27.4 ± 2.4 94.7 ± 6.2 17.31 ± 0.81 2.59 ± 0.21
MX1 244.8 ± 5.9 15.0 ± 0.7 29.0 ± 2.6 94.6 ± 6.2 16.31 ± 0.77 2.60 ± 0.21
MX2 244.8 ± 5.9 15.0 ± 0.7 29.0 ± 2.6 94.6 ± 6.2 16.32 ± 0.77 2.60 ± 0.21
MX3 244.7 ± 5.9 15.0 ± 0.7 29.0 ± 2.6 94.6 ± 6.2 16.32 ± 0.77 2.60 ± 0.21
RH8 243.6 ± 5.8 13.9 ± 0.6 26.9 ± 2.4 94.8 ± 6.2 17.56 ± 0.81 2.58 ± 0.21
RH9 242.0 ± 5.7 13.8 ± 0.6 26.6 ± 2.4 94.8 ± 6.2 17.60 ± 0.80 2.56 ± 0.21
RH10 242.0 ± 5.7 13.8 ± 0.6 26.6 ± 2.4 94.8 ± 6.2 17.60 ± 0.80 2.56 ± 0.21
Average 243.4 14.6 28.3 94.6 16.7 2.6
Median 244.5 15.0 29.0 94.7 17.3 2.6
Deviation 1.5 0.9 1.8 0.2 1.0 0.0

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 95.7 ± 10.8 29.2 ± 0.9 54.9 ± 3.7 164.0 ± 8.2 3.28 ± 0.36 0.58 ± 0.07
VC 95.1 ± 8.2 25.0 ± 0.8 47.2 ± 3.2 164.7 ± 8.2 3.80 ± 0.31 0.58 ± 0.05
MX1 95.4 ± 8.4 26.6 ± 0.9 50.1 ± 3.4 164.5 ± 8.2 3.59 ± 0.30 0.58 ± 0.05
MX2 95.4 ± 8.4 26.6 ± 0.9 50.1 ± 3.4 164.5 ± 8.2 3.59 ± 0.30 0.58 ± 0.05
MX3 95.4 ± 8.4 26.5 ± 0.9 50.1 ± 3.4 164.5 ± 8.2 3.59 ± 0.29 0.58 ± 0.05
RH8 94.6 ± 7.6 24.6 ± 0.8 46.4 ± 3.2 164.8 ± 8.2 3.85 ± 0.28 0.57 ± 0.05
RH9 93.9 ± 7.1 24.3 ± 0.8 46.0 ± 3.1 164.8 ± 8.2 3.86 ± 0.26 0.57 ± 0.04
RH10 93.9 ± 7.1 24.3 ± 0.8 46.0 ± 3.1 164.8 ± 8.2 3.86 ± 0.26 0.57 ± 0.04
Average 94.9 25.9 48.9 164.6 3.7 0.6
Median 95.4 26.5 50.1 164.7 3.8 0.6
Deviation 0.7 1.7 3.1 0.3 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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