Database: Ace Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20063501721
Observation time: 12/16/2006 350.72297 1721 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
350.722969 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
62464.5 ± 80.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
| X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
227.276 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-39.640 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
13.805 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0012 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0844 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0582 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
13.90, 18.64, 19.05 |
Event added to database
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Tue Oct 14 13:55:19 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Oct 15 12:26:00 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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39.426 ± 2.637
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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] |
-564.1 ± 4.6 |
-608.3 ± 2.1 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
10.7 ± 2.8 |
86.9 ± 3.5 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
5.4 ± 3.1 |
15.0 ± 5.2 |
| Wi [km/s] |
24.0 ± 1.4 |
34.4 ± 1.4 |
| We [km/s] |
759.6 ± 44.1 |
1089.2 ± 43.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
1.7 ± 0.3 |
9.1 ± 1.5 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.9 ± 0.2 |
5.8 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
0.2 ± 0.1 |
1.7 ± 0.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
1.7 ± 0.2 |
3.7 ± 1.0 |
Plasma Beta
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0.177 ± 0.177
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0.459 ± 0.477
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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31.01 ± 1.80
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44.47 ± 1.78
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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58.07 ± 6.47
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52.76 ± 9.51
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.634 ± 0.280 |
0.773 ± 0.229 |
-0.006 ± 0.006 |
-0.33 ± 28.49 |
129.35 ± 20.74 |
| VC |
-0.498 ± 0.046 |
0.860 ± 0.028 |
0.109 ± 0.108 |
6.24 ± 3.81 |
120.08 ± 3.09 |
| MX1 |
-0.515 ± 0.065 |
0.852 ± 0.040 |
0.096 ± 0.095 |
5.48 ± 5.02 |
121.16 ± 4.34 |
| MX2 |
-0.517 ± 0.064 |
0.849 ± 0.040 |
0.106 ± 0.105 |
6.06 ± 4.60 |
121.35 ± 4.34 |
| MX3 |
-0.519 ± 0.065 |
0.847 ± 0.040 |
0.113 ± 0.113 |
6.51 ± 4.40 |
121.52 ± 4.35 |
| RH08 |
-0.818 ± 0.009 |
0.523 ± 0.014 |
0.240 ± 0.235 |
13.90 ± 0.57 |
147.41 ± 1.00 |
| RH09 |
-0.807 ± 0.042 |
0.557 ± 0.059 |
0.196 ± 0.193 |
11.28 ± 3.96 |
145.40 ± 4.16 |
| RH10 |
-0.817 ± 0.041 |
0.543 ± 0.060 |
0.196 ± 0.193 |
11.28 ± 3.96 |
146.41 ± 4.16 |
| Average |
-0.641 |
0.725 |
0.131 |
7.552 |
131.585 |
| Median |
-0.519 |
0.847 |
0.113 |
6.515 |
129.346 |
| Deviation |
0.149 |
0.156 |
0.077 |
4.464 |
12.610 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
59.4 ± 1.3 |
472.1 ± 0.8 |
5.90 ± 1.67 |
| VC |
70.7 ± 1.2 |
399.1 ± 0.9 |
5.90 ± 1.67 |
| MX1 |
69.4 ± 1.2 |
408.4 ± 0.8 |
5.90 ± 1.67 |
| MX2 |
69.5 ± 1.2 |
409.8 ± 0.9 |
5.90 ± 1.67 |
| MX3 |
69.6 ± 1.2 |
411.0 ± 0.9 |
5.90 ± 1.67 |
| RH08 |
55.7 ± 1.9 |
563.8 ± 0.8 |
5.90 ± 1.67 |
| RH09 |
55.0 ± 1.7 |
560.3 ± 0.8 |
5.90 ± 1.67 |
| RH10 |
54.3 ± 1.8 |
564.7 ± 8.6 |
5.90 ± 1.67 |
| Average |
62.9 |
473.6 |
5.90 |
| Median |
69.4 |
472.1 |
5.90 |
| Deviation |
7.5 |
77.2 |
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 |
106.2 ± 3.7 |
14.2 ± 0.8 |
29.6 ± 3.3 |
64.3 ± 5.9 |
7.48 ± 0.54 |
1.66 ± 0.15 |
| VC |
108.2 ± 3.2 |
9.1 ± 0.5 |
19.2 ± 2.1 |
65.3 ± 5.8 |
11.91 ± 0.83 |
1.67 ± 0.16 |
| MX1 |
108.2 ± 3.3 |
9.7 ± 0.5 |
20.5 ± 2.3 |
65.2 ± 5.8 |
11.17 ± 0.78 |
1.67 ± 0.16 |
| MX2 |
108.3 ± 3.3 |
9.6 ± 0.5 |
20.3 ± 2.3 |
65.2 ± 5.8 |
11.26 ± 0.79 |
1.67 ± 0.16 |
| MX3 |
108.3 ± 3.3 |
9.6 ± 0.5 |
20.2 ± 2.2 |
65.2 ± 5.8 |
11.33 ± 0.79 |
1.67 ± 0.16 |
| RH8 |
95.5 ± 3.9 |
15.8 ± 0.9 |
32.7 ± 3.6 |
64.0 ± 5.9 |
6.05 ± 0.46 |
1.50 ± 0.14 |
| RH9 |
97.8 ± 3.9 |
16.2 ± 0.9 |
33.3 ± 3.7 |
63.9 ± 5.9 |
6.08 ± 0.46 |
1.54 ± 0.14 |
| RH10 |
97.0 ± 3.9 |
16.4 ± 0.9 |
33.9 ± 3.8 |
63.8 ± 5.9 |
5.92 ± 0.45 |
1.53 ± 0.14 |
| Average |
103.7 |
12.6 |
26.2 |
64.6 |
8.9 |
1.6 |
| Median |
108.2 |
14.2 |
29.6 |
65.2 |
11.2 |
1.7 |
| Deviation |
5.8 |
3.4 |
6.7 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
Downstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
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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 |
19.3 ± 2.8 |
17.7 ± 0.6 |
26.9 ± 4.8 |
67.0 ± 7.2 |
1.09 ± 0.16 |
0.29 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
19.6 ± 2.9 |
11.3 ± 0.4 |
17.5 ± 3.1 |
68.4 ± 7.1 |
1.74 ± 0.27 |
0.29 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
19.7 ± 2.9 |
12.0 ± 0.5 |
18.6 ± 3.4 |
68.2 ± 7.1 |
1.64 ± 0.25 |
0.29 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
19.7 ± 2.9 |
11.9 ± 0.5 |
18.5 ± 3.3 |
68.2 ± 7.1 |
1.65 ± 0.25 |
0.29 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
19.7 ± 2.9 |
11.9 ± 0.5 |
18.4 ± 3.3 |
68.3 ± 7.1 |
1.67 ± 0.26 |
0.29 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
17.3 ± 2.7 |
19.8 ± 0.7 |
29.7 ± 5.4 |
66.4 ± 7.2 |
0.88 ± 0.15 |
0.26 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
17.9 ± 2.6 |
20.2 ± 0.7 |
30.3 ± 5.5 |
66.3 ± 7.2 |
0.89 ± 0.14 |
0.27 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
17.7 ± 2.6 |
20.5 ± 0.7 |
30.8 ± 5.5 |
66.2 ± 7.2 |
0.86 ± 0.14 |
0.27 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
18.9 |
15.7 |
23.8 |
67.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
| Median |
19.6 |
17.7 |
26.9 |
68.2 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
| Deviation |
1.1 |
4.2 |
6.1 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
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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