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Database: Ace Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20082230345
Observation time: 08/10/2008 223.15630 0345 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 2008
Fractional day of year 223.156301
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 13504.4 ± 90.0
Shock type FR
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 233.052
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 40.067
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 7.009
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0012
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0720
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0012
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0780
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 4.57, 7.57, 7.64
Event added to database
Wed Oct 15 10:22:48 2014
Event last processed
Wed Oct 15 13:03:46 2014
Method selected
RH08
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
45.005 ± 1.229

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -561.4 ± 11.5 -625.2 ± 5.6
Vy GSE [km/s] 44.2 ± 21.9 5.2 ± 11.8
Vz GSE [km/s] -1.6 ± 18.0 -74.1 ± 12.7
Wi [km/s] 77.8 ± 2.2 51.3 ± 4.5
We [km/s] 2459.8 ± 70.7 1620.8 ± 143.3
Ni [n/cc] 6.0 ± 0.7 2.4 ± 0.1
Bx GSE [nT] 1.3 ± 1.1 1.4 ± 0.4
By GSE [nT] 0.3 ± 3.1 0.4 ± 1.0
Bz GSE [nT] 1.2 ± 2.7 -2.8 ± 0.8
Plasma Beta
4.469 ± 4.343
1.209 ± 1.023
Sound Speed [km/s]
100.42 ± 2.89
66.17 ± 5.85
Alfven Speed [km/s]
39.13 ± 8.26
48.43 ± 4.78

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

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.915 ± 0.204 -0.225 ± 0.714 0.335 ± 0.322 19.55 ± 18.30 193.84 ± 44.68
VC -0.643 ± 0.143 -0.379 ± 0.210 -0.665 ± 0.543 -41.71 ± 7.60 210.55 ± 18.26
MX1 -0.947 ± 0.131 -0.001 ± 0.862 -0.320 ± 0.309 -18.66 ± 23.51 180.04 ± 52.11
MX2 -0.902 ± 0.117 -0.429 ± 0.245 0.041 ± 0.041 2.34 ± 15.64 205.43 ± 15.53
MX3 -0.886 ± 0.132 -0.387 ± 0.280 -0.254 ± 0.248 -14.69 ± 12.42 203.61 ± 18.04
RH08 -0.984 ± 0.003 0.112 ± 0.013 0.140 ± 0.139 8.03 ± 0.89 173.48 ± 0.76
RH09 -0.999 ± 0.003 0.009 ± 0.068 -0.039 ± 0.039 -2.24 ± 4.06 179.50 ± 3.91
RH10 -0.999 ± 0.003 0.009 ± 0.068 -0.039 ± 0.039 -2.24 ± 4.06 179.50 ± 3.91
Average -0.910 -0.162 -0.100 -6.203 190.744
Median -0.915 -0.001 -0.039 -2.241 193.838
Deviation 0.116 0.218 0.308 18.739 14.387

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 78.9 ± 14.3 472.8 ± 1.4 0.40 ± 0.05
VC 55.8 ± 14.1 273.4 ± 2.1 0.40 ± 0.05
MX1 64.8 ± 16.4 483.6 ± 2.2 0.40 ± 0.05
MX2 73.5 ± 9.3 441.9 ± 1.2 0.40 ± 0.05
MX3 67.7 ± 12.3 422.4 ± 1.5 0.40 ± 0.05
RH08 73.3 ± 22.4 530.2 ± 2.2 0.40 ± 0.05
RH09 69.8 ± 16.4 523.5 ± 2.1 0.40 ± 0.05
RH10 69.8 ± 16.4 523.5 ± 24.9 0.40 ± 0.05
Average 69.2 458.9 0.40
Median 69.8 483.6 0.40
Deviation 6.9 84.7 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC -30.4 ± 9.5 7.0 ± 1.3 7.5 ± 1.6 107.8 ± 4.7 -4.41 ± 1.23 -0.28 ± 0.09
VC -71.8 ± 14.6 20.8 ± 4.0 22.0 ± 4.6 105.9 ± 4.3 -3.53 ± 0.83 -0.68 ± 0.13
MX1 -48.8 ± 12.1 15.6 ± 2.9 16.6 ± 3.5 106.8 ± 4.5 -3.19 ± 0.79 -0.46 ± 0.11
MX2 -45.6 ± 7.4 10.4 ± 1.9 11.1 ± 2.4 107.5 ± 4.7 -4.47 ± 0.68 -0.42 ± 0.06
MX3 -58.5 ± 9.3 13.9 ± 2.6 14.8 ± 3.1 107.1 ± 4.6 -4.29 ± 0.74 -0.54 ± 0.07
RH8 -26.9 ± 13.6 10.5 ± 2.0 11.2 ± 2.4 107.5 ± 4.7 -2.59 ± 1.24 -0.25 ± 0.13
RH9 -38.0 ± 11.6 12.6 ± 2.4 13.5 ± 2.9 107.2 ± 4.6 -3.04 ± 0.89 -0.35 ± 0.11
RH10 -38.0 ± 11.6 12.6 ± 2.4 13.5 ± 2.9 107.2 ± 4.6 -3.04 ± 0.89 -0.35 ± 0.11
Average -44.7 12.9 13.8 107.1 -3.6 -0.4
Median -38.0 12.6 13.5 107.2 -3.2 -0.4
Deviation 14.9 4.1 4.3 0.6 0.7 0.1

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC -73.3 ± 5.4 7.5 ± 0.4 9.3 ± 0.9 81.9 ± 2.8 -9.85 ± 0.70 -0.90 ± 0.09
VC -175.8 ± 14.0 22.7 ± 1.3 27.3 ± 2.7 79.1 ± 3.0 -7.75 ± 0.44 -2.23 ± 0.23
MX1 -132.5 ± 7.9 16.8 ± 0.9 20.6 ± 2.0 80.5 ± 2.9 -7.88 ± 0.38 -1.65 ± 0.15
MX2 -117.0 ± 8.2 11.1 ± 0.6 13.8 ± 1.4 81.5 ± 2.8 -10.53 ± 0.50 -1.44 ± 0.14
MX3 -148.5 ± 10.4 14.9 ± 0.8 18.4 ± 1.8 80.9 ± 2.9 -9.95 ± 0.47 -1.84 ± 0.18
RH8 -75.2 ± 5.0 11.2 ± 0.6 13.9 ± 1.4 81.5 ± 2.8 -6.71 ± 0.51 -0.92 ± 0.09
RH9 -104.2 ± 5.8 13.6 ± 0.7 16.8 ± 1.7 81.1 ± 2.8 -7.68 ± 0.40 -1.29 ± 0.11
RH10 -104.2 ± 5.8 13.6 ± 0.7 16.8 ± 1.7 81.1 ± 2.8 -7.68 ± 0.40 -1.29 ± 0.11
Average -116.3 13.9 17.1 81.0 -8.5 -1.4
Median -104.2 13.6 16.8 81.1 -7.8 -1.3
Deviation 35.2 4.5 5.3 0.9 1.4 0.5

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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