CfA Interplanetary Shock Database - Individual Event Detail
 

Database: Ace Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20140500307
Observation time: 02/19/2014 50.13053 0307 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 2014
Fractional day of year 50.130533
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 11278.1 ± 140.0
Shock type FF
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 231.405
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -39.884
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -10.341
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0005
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0005
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0008
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0009
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 25.11, 38.11, 39.91
Event added to database
Fri Oct 10 10:22:11 2014
Event last processed
Wed Oct 15 11:12:46 2014
Method selected
RH08
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
39.559 ± 4.347

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -382.4 ± 3.6 -470.0 ± 2.6
Vy GSE [km/s] -15.6 ± 3.5 -23.2 ± 7.0
Vz GSE [km/s] 13.7 ± 4.5 -16.2 ± 1.4
Wi [km/s] 17.4 ± 0.9 27.3 ± 1.0
We [km/s] 551.7 ± 28.3 864.6 ± 32.4
Ni [n/cc] 1.8 ± 0.1 3.4 ± 0.3
Bx GSE [nT] 2.8 ± 0.2 5.5 ± 0.4
By GSE [nT] -4.2 ± 0.2 -4.1 ± 0.8
Bz GSE [nT] -6.7 ± 0.1 -13.7 ± 0.4
Plasma Beta
0.016 ± 0.016
0.023 ± 0.022
Sound Speed [km/s]
22.52 ± 1.15
35.30 ± 1.32
Alfven Speed [km/s]
137.04 ± 5.46
181.71 ± 7.92

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

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.992 ± 0.184 0.126 ± 1.450 0.003 ± 0.003 0.19 ± 4.27 172.79 ± 83.73
VC -0.943 ± 0.017 -0.081 ± 0.081 -0.322 ± 0.310 -18.77 ± 2.82 184.93 ± 4.92
MX1 -0.930 ± 0.021 -0.104 ± 0.115 -0.352 ± 0.337 -20.62 ± 2.77 186.35 ± 7.11
MX2 -0.931 ± 0.020 -0.095 ± 0.101 -0.354 ± 0.338 -20.70 ± 2.83 185.81 ± 6.20
MX3 -0.931 ± 0.020 -0.086 ± 0.088 -0.355 ± 0.339 -20.78 ± 2.90 185.28 ± 5.42
RH08 -0.932 ± 0.003 -0.123 ± 0.017 -0.341 ± 0.327 -19.92 ± 0.37 187.52 ± 1.05
RH09 -0.932 ± 0.025 -0.123 ± 0.070 -0.341 ± 0.327 -19.92 ± 4.02 187.52 ± 4.29
RH10 -0.932 ± 0.025 -0.123 ± 0.070 -0.341 ± 0.327 -19.92 ± 4.02 187.52 ± 4.29
Average -0.940 -0.076 -0.300 -17.556 184.714
Median -0.932 -0.095 -0.341 -19.925 186.351
Deviation 0.021 0.083 0.123 7.200 4.931

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 66.8 ± 1.5 558.6 ± 4.6 1.82 ± 0.04
VC 89.1 ± 1.5 553.5 ± 4.8 1.82 ± 0.04
MX1 88.6 ± 1.5 548.5 ± 4.8 1.82 ± 0.04
MX2 88.8 ± 1.5 548.6 ± 4.8 1.82 ± 0.04
MX3 89.0 ± 1.5 548.7 ± 4.8 1.82 ± 0.04
RH08 88.6 ± 1.5 549.3 ± 4.8 1.82 ± 0.04
RH09 88.6 ± 1.5 549.3 ± 4.8 1.82 ± 0.04
RH10 88.6 ± 1.5 549.3 ± 30.0 1.82 ± 0.04
Average 86.0 550.7 1.82
Median 88.6 549.3 1.82
Deviation 7.8 3.6 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 181.2 ± 3.4 8.8 ± 0.4 54.1 ± 2.2 138.6 ± 5.4 20.66 ± 1.15 1.31 ± 0.04
VC 196.0 ± 3.1 0.3 ± 0.0 2.1 ± 0.1 138.9 ± 5.4 580.93 ± 33.69 1.41 ± 0.04
MX1 196.0 ± 3.1 0.5 ± 0.0 3.4 ± 0.1 138.9 ± 5.4 358.96 ± 20.90 1.41 ± 0.04
MX2 196.1 ± 3.1 0.5 ± 0.0 2.9 ± 0.1 138.9 ± 5.4 419.41 ± 24.46 1.41 ± 0.04
MX3 196.2 ± 3.1 0.4 ± 0.0 2.4 ± 0.1 138.9 ± 5.4 503.23 ± 29.41 1.41 ± 0.04
RH8 195.7 ± 3.1 0.5 ± 0.0 3.4 ± 0.1 138.9 ± 5.4 357.35 ± 20.67 1.41 ± 0.04
RH9 195.7 ± 3.1 0.5 ± 0.0 3.4 ± 0.1 138.9 ± 5.4 357.35 ± 20.67 1.41 ± 0.04
RH10 195.7 ± 3.1 0.5 ± 0.0 3.4 ± 0.1 138.9 ± 5.4 357.35 ± 20.67 1.41 ± 0.04
Average 194.1 1.5 9.4 138.8 369.4 1.4
Median 196.0 0.5 3.4 138.9 359.0 1.4
Deviation 5.2 2.9 18.1 0.1 163.6 0.0

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 95.3 ± 3.2 13.7 ± 0.5 71.7 ± 3.1 184.6 ± 7.9 6.96 ± 0.35 0.52 ± 0.03
VC 103.0 ± 2.5 0.5 ± 0.0 2.8 ± 0.1 185.1 ± 7.9 195.74 ± 9.65 0.56 ± 0.03
MX1 103.2 ± 2.4 0.9 ± 0.0 4.5 ± 0.2 185.1 ± 7.9 121.05 ± 5.97 0.56 ± 0.03
MX2 103.3 ± 2.4 0.7 ± 0.0 3.8 ± 0.2 185.1 ± 7.9 141.49 ± 6.97 0.56 ± 0.03
MX3 103.3 ± 2.4 0.6 ± 0.0 3.2 ± 0.1 185.1 ± 7.9 169.82 ± 8.35 0.56 ± 0.03
RH8 102.9 ± 2.3 0.9 ± 0.0 4.5 ± 0.2 185.1 ± 7.9 120.38 ± 5.98 0.56 ± 0.03
RH9 102.9 ± 2.3 0.9 ± 0.0 4.5 ± 0.2 185.1 ± 7.9 120.38 ± 5.98 0.56 ± 0.03
RH10 102.9 ± 2.3 0.9 ± 0.0 4.5 ± 0.2 185.1 ± 7.9 120.38 ± 5.98 0.56 ± 0.03
Average 102.1 2.4 12.4 185.1 124.5 0.6
Median 103.0 0.9 4.5 185.1 121.1 0.6
Deviation 2.7 4.6 24.0 0.2 55.2 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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