CfA Interplanetary Shock Database - Individual Event Detail
 

Database: Ace Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20043120959
Observation time: 11/07/2004 312.41631 0959 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 2004
Fractional day of year 312.416306
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 35968.8 ± 10.0
Shock type FF
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 241.367
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 24.836
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -16.276
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0005
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0298
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0001
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0102
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 -15336.47,-11588.97, -9295.88
Event added to database
Wed Oct 15 10:49:53 2014
Event last processed
Wed Oct 15 11:36:40 2014
Method selected
RH08
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
-164.179 ± 7458.611

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -345.9 ± 1.6 -404.8 ± -404.8
Vy GSE [km/s] -57.9 ± 1.7 -111.3 ± -111.3
Vz GSE [km/s] -18.3 ± 0.9 -22.6 ± -22.6
Wi [km/s] 20.0 ± 0.6 33.5 ± 33.5
We [km/s] 632.3 ± 19.3 1059.3 ± 1059.3
Ni [n/cc] 21.4 ± 1.1 60.7 ± 60.7
Bx GSE [nT] 1.5 ± 0.3 2.1 ± 2.1
By GSE [nT] -4.8 ± 0.2 -8.9 ± -8.9
Bz GSE [nT] 1.3 ± 0.3 8.1 ± 8.1
Plasma Beta
0.675 ± 0.677
0.959 ± 0.959
Sound Speed [km/s]
25.81 ± 0.79
43.24 ± 43.24
Alfven Speed [km/s]
24.38 ± 0.76
34.21 ± 34.21

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

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.801 ± 0.682 0.517 ± 1.043 0.302 ± 0.292 17.56 ± 27.40 147.19 ± 74.37
VC -0.740 ± 0.009 -0.671 ± 0.009 -0.053 ± 0.053 -3.06 ± 0.64 222.22 ± 0.73
MX1 -0.909 ± 0.024 -0.392 ± 0.055 -0.144 ± 0.143 -8.26 ± 0.72 203.31 ± 3.49
MX2 -0.823 ± 0.013 -0.520 ± 0.019 -0.228 ± 0.224 -13.15 ± 1.35 212.27 ± 1.30
MX3 -0.780 ± 0.012 -0.569 ± 0.014 -0.260 ± 0.254 -15.09 ± 1.59 216.08 ± 1.01
RH08 -0.127 ± 0.070 0.463 ± 0.062 -0.877 ± 0.514 -61.29 ± 4.00 105.29 ± 8.41
RH09 -0.135 ± 0.018 0.461 ± 0.030 -0.877 ± 0.514 -61.29 ± 2.00 106.30 ± 2.00
RH10 -0.127 ± 0.018 0.463 ± 0.030 -0.877 ± 0.514 -61.29 ± 2.00 105.29 ± 2.00
Average -0.555 -0.031 -0.377 -25.736 164.743
Median -0.740 0.461 -0.228 -13.151 203.313
Deviation 0.356 0.548 0.448 31.074 54.087

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 50.6 ± 4.3 270.0 ± 0.2 2.84 ± 0.15
VC 66.6 ± 2.6 418.7 ± 1.4 2.84 ± 0.15
MX1 86.1 ± 2.6 455.6 ± 1.2 2.84 ± 0.15
MX2 79.0 ± 2.2 438.3 ± 1.3 2.84 ± 0.15
MX3 76.1 ± 2.1 427.2 ± 1.3 2.84 ± 0.15
RH08 47.3 ± 3.3 11.5 ± 0.5 2.84 ± 0.15
RH09 47.3 ± 3.3 15.4 ± 0.4 2.84 ± 0.15
RH10 47.3 ± 3.3 11.5 ± 0.9 2.84 ± 0.15
Average 62.6 256.0 2.84
Median 66.6 418.7 2.84
Deviation 16.3 209.2 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 28.2 ± 1.0 11.9 ± 0.2 15.5 ± 0.5 33.4 ± 0.7 2.37 ± 0.10 0.84 ± 0.03
VC 123.1 ± 2.1 7.2 ± 0.1 9.7 ± 0.3 34.8 ± 0.7 17.18 ± 0.52 3.54 ± 0.11
MX1 115.9 ± 2.0 1.2 ± 0.0 1.7 ± 0.1 35.5 ± 0.7 96.62 ± 2.83 3.27 ± 0.10
MX2 119.3 ± 2.1 3.4 ± 0.1 4.6 ± 0.1 35.4 ± 0.7 35.22 ± 1.03 3.38 ± 0.10
MX3 119.6 ± 2.1 4.3 ± 0.1 5.8 ± 0.2 35.3 ± 0.7 27.96 ± 0.82 3.39 ± 0.10
RH8 -21.5 ± 1.1 12.9 ± 0.3 16.5 ± 0.5 33.1 ± 0.7 -1.67 ± 0.11 -0.65 ± 0.05
RH9 -20.6 ± 1.1 12.9 ± 0.3 16.5 ± 0.5 33.1 ± 0.7 -1.60 ± 0.11 -0.62 ± 0.04
RH10 -21.5 ± 1.1 12.9 ± 0.3 16.5 ± 0.5 33.1 ± 0.7 -1.67 ± 0.11 -0.65 ± 0.05
Average 55.3 8.3 10.9 34.2 21.8 1.6
Median 115.9 11.9 15.5 34.8 17.2 3.3
Deviation 70.5 4.9 6.2 1.1 33.5 2.0

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 9.9 ± 9.9 18.0 ± 18.0 21.7 ± 21.7 52.1 ± 52.1 0.55 ± 0.55 0.19 ± 0.19
VC 43.4 ± 43.4 10.8 ± 10.8 13.6 ± 13.6 54.1 ± 54.1 4.00 ± 4.00 0.80 ± 0.80
MX1 40.8 ± 40.8 1.8 ± 1.8 2.3 ± 2.3 55.1 ± 55.1 22.44 ± 22.44 0.74 ± 0.74
MX2 42.0 ± 42.0 5.1 ± 5.1 6.5 ± 6.5 54.9 ± 54.9 8.18 ± 8.18 0.76 ± 0.76
MX3 42.1 ± 42.1 6.5 ± 6.5 8.2 ± 8.2 54.8 ± 54.8 6.50 ± 6.50 0.77 ± 0.77
RH8 -7.9 ± -7.9 19.4 ± 19.4 23.2 ± 23.2 51.6 ± 51.6 -0.41 ± -0.41 -0.15 ± -0.15
RH9 -7.6 ± -7.6 19.4 ± 19.4 23.2 ± 23.2 51.6 ± 51.6 -0.39 ± -0.39 -0.15 ± -0.15
RH10 -7.9 ± -7.9 19.4 ± 19.4 23.2 ± 23.2 51.6 ± 51.6 -0.41 ± -0.41 -0.15 ± -0.15
Average 19.3 12.6 15.2 53.2 5.1 0.4
Median 40.8 18.0 21.7 54.1 4.0 0.7
Deviation 25.0 7.4 8.7 1.6 7.8 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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