Database: Ace Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20061630726
Observation time: 06/12/2006 163.30979 0726 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
163.309788 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
26765.7 ± 100.0 |
| Shock type |
NN |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
238.313 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-39.894 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
10.573 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0013 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0780 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0592 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.06, 12.17, 14.91 |
Event added to database
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Tue Oct 14 10:09:21 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Oct 15 11:56:51 2014
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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94.695 ± 1.210
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Asymptotic
plasma
parameters (About, Top)
|
Parameter
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Upstream
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Downstream
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| Vx GSE [km/s] |
-414.9 ± 1.9 |
-399.3 ± 2.0 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-0.5 ± 1.9 |
1.9 ± 2.1 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
6.0 ± 3.3 |
4.0 ± 2.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
25.5 ± 1.1 |
31.5 ± 1.3 |
| We [km/s] |
807.8 ± 33.7 |
997.5 ± 40.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
6.3 ± 0.4 |
3.7 ± 0.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
0.9 ± 0.6 |
4.2 ± 0.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.9 ± 0.2 |
-1.3 ± 0.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.0 ± 0.8 |
-0.2 ± 0.1 |
Plasma Beta
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0.872 ± 0.863
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0.396 ± 0.394
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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32.98 ± 1.38
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40.72 ± 1.66
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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27.40 ± 1.18
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50.36 ± 2.46
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.468 ± 0.059 |
0.883 ± 0.032 |
0.024 ± 0.024 |
1.37 ± 12.22 |
117.92 ± 3.84 |
| VC |
-0.983 ± 0.038 |
-0.151 ± 0.180 |
0.108 ± 0.108 |
6.20 ± 14.06 |
188.71 ± 10.50 |
| MX1 |
-0.467 ± 0.061 |
0.883 ± 0.033 |
0.040 ± 0.040 |
2.31 ± 12.38 |
117.86 ± 3.92 |
| MX2 |
-0.495 ± 0.111 |
0.867 ± 0.066 |
-0.059 ± 0.059 |
-3.36 ± 22.32 |
119.74 ± 7.28 |
| MX3 |
-0.529 ± 0.431 |
0.830 ± 0.287 |
0.177 ± 0.175 |
10.17 ± 34.80 |
122.49 ± 29.51 |
| RH08 |
-0.425 ± 0.001 |
0.898 ± 0.003 |
-0.117 ± 0.117 |
-6.74 ± 1.39 |
115.32 ± 0.00 |
| RH09 |
-0.453 ± 0.061 |
0.877 ± 0.033 |
-0.162 ± 0.161 |
-9.32 ± 4.05 |
117.33 ± 3.99 |
| RH10 |
-0.464 ± 0.063 |
0.861 ± 0.036 |
-0.207 ± 0.204 |
-11.93 ± 3.97 |
118.33 ± 4.16 |
| Average |
-0.535 |
0.744 |
-0.024 |
-1.413 |
127.211 |
| Median |
-0.467 |
0.877 |
0.024 |
1.369 |
118.329 |
| Deviation |
0.183 |
0.362 |
0.134 |
7.737 |
24.934 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
18.9 ± 8.2 |
201.6 ± 0.6 |
0.59 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
81.6 ± 12.3 |
432.1 ± 0.9 |
0.59 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
18.9 ± 8.4 |
201.2 ± 0.6 |
0.59 ± 0.09 |
| MX2 |
20.3 ± 7.6 |
212.9 ± 0.6 |
0.59 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
22.3 ± 12.2 |
230.1 ± 0.6 |
0.59 ± 0.09 |
| RH08 |
18.6 ± 8.5 |
181.3 ± 0.6 |
0.59 ± 0.09 |
| RH09 |
20.5 ± 8.3 |
193.4 ± 0.6 |
0.59 ± 0.09 |
| RH10 |
22.2 ± 8.4 |
197.9 ± 6.3 |
0.59 ± 0.09 |
| Average |
27.9 |
231.3 |
0.59 |
| Median |
20.5 |
201.6 |
0.59 |
| Deviation |
21.7 |
82.4 |
0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
|
Method
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dV
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Slow
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Intermediate
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Fast
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Slow
Mach
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Fast
Mach
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| MC |
7.6 ± 1.6 |
24.1 ± 0.9 |
25.9 ± 1.1 |
35.5 ± 1.4 |
0.32 ± 0.06 |
0.21 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
23.7 ± 2.1 |
3.1 ± 0.1 |
4.0 ± 0.2 |
42.8 ± 1.6 |
7.64 ± 0.60 |
0.55 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
7.7 ± 1.6 |
24.1 ± 0.9 |
25.9 ± 1.1 |
35.5 ± 1.4 |
0.32 ± 0.06 |
0.22 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
8.1 ± 1.6 |
23.7 ± 0.9 |
25.7 ± 1.1 |
35.7 ± 1.4 |
0.34 ± 0.07 |
0.23 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
10.0 ± 1.5 |
23.1 ± 0.9 |
25.3 ± 1.1 |
36.1 ± 1.4 |
0.43 ± 0.06 |
0.28 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
6.2 ± 1.8 |
24.2 ± 0.9 |
26.0 ± 1.1 |
35.4 ± 1.4 |
0.26 ± 0.07 |
0.17 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
6.8 ± 1.8 |
23.6 ± 0.9 |
25.7 ± 1.1 |
35.8 ± 1.4 |
0.29 ± 0.08 |
0.19 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
6.9 ± 1.9 |
23.2 ± 0.9 |
25.4 ± 1.1 |
36.1 ± 1.4 |
0.30 ± 0.08 |
0.19 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
9.6 |
21.1 |
23.0 |
36.6 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
| Median |
7.7 |
23.7 |
25.7 |
35.8 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| Deviation |
5.8 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
Downstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
|
Method
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dV
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Slow
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Intermediate
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Fast
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Slow
Mach
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Fast
Mach
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| MC |
12.9 ± 2.4 |
36.0 ± 1.1 |
47.6 ± 2.3 |
53.9 ± 2.1 |
0.36 ± 0.07 |
0.24 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
39.6 ± 2.0 |
4.7 ± 0.1 |
7.4 ± 0.4 |
64.6 ± 2.1 |
8.53 ± 0.63 |
0.61 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
12.9 ± 2.4 |
36.0 ± 1.1 |
47.6 ± 2.3 |
53.9 ± 2.1 |
0.36 ± 0.07 |
0.24 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
13.7 ± 2.4 |
35.4 ± 1.1 |
47.2 ± 2.3 |
54.2 ± 2.1 |
0.39 ± 0.07 |
0.25 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
16.7 ± 2.5 |
34.6 ± 1.0 |
46.6 ± 2.3 |
54.8 ± 2.1 |
0.48 ± 0.08 |
0.31 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
10.5 ± 2.3 |
36.1 ± 1.1 |
47.7 ± 2.3 |
53.8 ± 2.1 |
0.29 ± 0.07 |
0.20 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
11.5 ± 2.3 |
35.3 ± 1.1 |
47.2 ± 2.3 |
54.3 ± 2.1 |
0.33 ± 0.07 |
0.21 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
11.7 ± 2.3 |
34.6 ± 1.0 |
46.6 ± 2.3 |
54.7 ± 2.1 |
0.34 ± 0.07 |
0.21 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
16.2 |
31.6 |
42.2 |
55.5 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
| Median |
12.9 |
35.4 |
47.2 |
54.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
| Deviation |
9.7 |
10.9 |
14.1 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
0.1 |
Survey interval (About, Top)
Selected
data (About, Top)
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Key plasma parameters
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Velocity
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Magnetic Field
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Simple
Methods
(About, Top)
Rankine Chi^2
Contour (About, Top)
Shock
Speed (About, Top)
Theta Bn (About, Top)
Mach Numbers (About, Top)
Page updated Mon Apr 13 08:55:21 2009
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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