Database: Ace Shock Analysis 
Event ID: 20102151655 
Observation time: 08/03/2010 215.70490  1655 [UT] 
       
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General
Information (About, Top)
 
  
    
      | Year | 
      2010 | 
     
    
      | Fractional day of year | 
      215.704899 | 
     
    
      | Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] | 
      60903.3 ±  20.0 | 
     
    
     
      | Shock type | 
      FF | 
     
    
      | Electron data availability | 
      0 | 
     
      X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 
       243.330 | 
    
    
      | Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 
        33.930 | 
     
    
      | Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 
         7.758 | 
     
    
      | Upstream plasma points selected for analysis | 
      0003 | 
     
    
      | Upstream field points selected for analysis | 
      0287 | 
     
    
      | Downstream plasma points selected for analysis | 
      0004 
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      | Downstream field points selected for analysis | 
      0231 | 
     
    
      | Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 | 
          20.74,    89.59,   146.98 | 
     
    
      Event added to database 
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      Tue Oct 14 15:34:11 2014 
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      Event last processed 
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      Tue Oct 14 16:39:32 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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         47.385 ±     1.829 
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Asymptotic
plasma
parameters (About, Top)
 
  
    
      | 
      Parameter
       | 
      
      Upstream
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      Downstream
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      | Vx GSE [km/s] | 
       -415.6 ±     1.7 | 
       -483.3 ±     2.5 | 
     
    
      | Vy GSE [km/s] | 
        -29.1 ±     0.9 | 
        -36.2 ±     4.2 | 
     
    
      | Vz GSE [km/s] | 
          4.9 ±     0.2 | 
         24.7 ±     1.9 | 
     
    
      | Wi [km/s] | 
         13.3 ±     1.6 | 
         25.7 ±     2.5 | 
     
    
      | We [km/s] | 
        421.7 ±    51.5 | 
        811.3 ±    78.4 | 
     
    
      | Ni [n/cc] | 
          4.6 ±     0.5 | 
         10.9 ±     1.0 | 
     
    
      | Bx GSE [nT] | 
         -1.1 ±     0.1 | 
         -1.9 ±     0.6 | 
     
    
      | By GSE [nT] | 
         -3.2 ±     0.2 | 
         -7.2 ±     0.5 | 
     
    
      | Bz GSE [nT] | 
         -1.0 ±     0.1 | 
         -4.4 ±     0.5 | 
     
    
      Plasma Beta 
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        0.142 ±   0.158 
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        0.203 ±   0.194 
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      Sound Speed [km/s] 
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        17.21 ±    2.10 
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        33.12 ±    3.20 
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      Alfven Speed [km/s] 
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        35.84 ±    3.76 
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        57.65 ±    3.71 
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
 
  
    
      | Method | 
      Nx | 
      Ny | 
      Nz | 
      Theta [degrees] | 
      Phi [degrees] | 
     
    
      | MC | 
       -0.502 ±   0.199 | 
       -0.546 ±   0.185 | 
        0.671 ±   0.545 | 
        42.17 ±    6.45 | 
       227.40 ±   20.16 | 
     
    
      | VC | 
       -0.955 ±   0.007 | 
       -0.100 ±   0.053 | 
        0.279 ±   0.272 | 
        16.21 ±    0.87 | 
       185.99 ±    3.15 | 
     
    
      | MX1 | 
       -0.954 ±   0.017 | 
       -0.069 ±   0.065 | 
        0.293 ±   0.284 | 
        17.01 ±    3.22 | 
       184.14 ±    3.90 | 
     
    
      | MX2 | 
       -0.951 ±   0.022 | 
       -0.078 ±   0.053 | 
        0.299 ±   0.290 | 
        17.39 ±    4.22 | 
       184.70 ±    3.21 | 
     
    
      | MX3 | 
       -0.950 ±   0.025 | 
       -0.083 ±   0.049 | 
        0.302 ±   0.293 | 
        17.60 ±    4.76 | 
       185.00 ±    2.98 | 
     
    
      | RH08 | 
       -0.985 ±   0.005 | 
       -0.009 ±   0.025 | 
        0.173 ±   0.171 | 
         9.97 ±    1.81 | 
       180.50 ±    1.46 | 
     
    
      | RH09 | 
       -0.318 ±   0.066 | 
       -0.544 ±   0.059 | 
        0.777 ±   0.560 | 
        50.94 ±    4.02 | 
       239.67 ±    6.38 | 
     
    
      | RH10 | 
       -0.925 ±   0.027 | 
        0.311 ±   0.067 | 
       -0.218 ±   0.214 | 
       -12.58 ±    3.96 | 
       161.45 ±    4.17 | 
     
    
      | Average | 
       -0.817 | 
       -0.140 | 
        0.322 | 
       19.840 | 
      193.606 | 
     
    
      | Median | 
       -0.950 | 
       -0.078 | 
        0.299 | 
       17.395 | 
      185.004 | 
     
    
      | Deviation | 
        0.257 | 
        0.283 | 
        0.304 | 
       19.446 | 
       26.106 | 
     
  
 
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
 
  
    
      | Method | 
      ThetaBn | 
      Shock Speed | 
      Compression | 
     
    
      | MC | 
      62.4 ±  2.2 | 
       317.1 ±    4.0 | 
      2.46 ±  0.46 | 
     
    
      | VC | 
      71.2 ±  3.4 | 
       526.4 ±    4.3 | 
      2.46 ±  0.46 | 
     
    
      | MX1 | 
      73.2 ±  3.4 | 
       524.7 ±    4.3 | 
      2.46 ±  0.46 | 
     
    
      | MX2 | 
      72.9 ±  3.4 | 
       524.0 ±    4.3 | 
      2.46 ±  0.46 | 
     
    
      | MX3 | 
      72.7 ±  3.4 | 
       523.6 ±    4.3 | 
      2.46 ±  0.46 | 
     
    
      | RH08 | 
      73.8 ±  3.4 | 
       533.1 ±    4.1 | 
      2.46 ±  0.46 | 
     
    
      | RH09 | 
      68.2 ±  1.6 | 
       223.0 ±    3.5 | 
      2.46 ±  0.46 | 
     
    
      | RH10 | 
      85.2 ±  2.9 | 
       470.7 ±    9.8 | 
      2.46 ±  0.46 | 
     
    
      | Average | 
      72.4 | 
       455.3 | 
      2.46 | 
     
    
      | Median | 
      72.9 | 
       524.0 | 
      2.46 | 
     
    
      | Deviation | 
       6.4 | 
       118.7 | 
      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 | 
         89.4 ±     0.7 | 
          7.3 ±     0.8 | 
         16.6 ±     1.7 | 
         39.1 ±     3.7 | 
        12.36 ±    1.33 | 
         2.30 ±    0.24 | 
     
    
      | VC | 
        125.2 ±     1.6 | 
          5.0 ±     0.5 | 
         11.5 ±     1.2 | 
         39.5 ±     3.7 | 
        25.15 ±    2.79 | 
         3.19 ±    0.32 | 
     
    
      | MX1 | 
        124.8 ±     1.6 | 
          4.5 ±     0.5 | 
         10.4 ±     1.1 | 
         39.5 ±     3.7 | 
        27.93 ±    3.09 | 
         3.18 ±    0.32 | 
     
    
      | MX2 | 
        125.0 ±     1.6 | 
          4.6 ±     0.5 | 
         10.6 ±     1.1 | 
         39.5 ±     3.7 | 
        27.43 ±    3.04 | 
         3.18 ±    0.32 | 
     
    
      | MX3 | 
        125.0 ±     1.6 | 
          4.6 ±     0.5 | 
         10.7 ±     1.1 | 
         39.5 ±     3.7 | 
        27.16 ±    3.01 | 
         3.18 ±    0.32 | 
     
    
      | RH8 | 
        122.7 ±     1.7 | 
          4.3 ±     0.5 | 
         10.0 ±     1.0 | 
         39.6 ±     3.7 | 
        28.47 ±    3.17 | 
         3.12 ±    0.31 | 
     
    
      | RH9 | 
         71.1 ±     0.5 | 
          5.8 ±     0.6 | 
         13.3 ±     1.4 | 
         39.4 ±     3.7 | 
        12.33 ±    1.30 | 
         1.82 ±    0.19 | 
     
    
      | RH10 | 
         96.3 ±     1.7 | 
          1.3 ±     0.1 | 
          3.0 ±     0.3 | 
         39.8 ±     3.7 | 
        74.95 ±    8.52 | 
         2.43 ±    0.24 | 
     
    
      | Average | 
        109.9 | 
          4.7 | 
         10.8 | 
         39.5 | 
         29.5 | 
          2.8 | 
     
    
      | Median | 
        124.8 | 
          4.6 | 
         10.7 | 
         39.5 | 
         27.4 | 
          3.2 | 
     
    
      | Deviation | 
         21.3 | 
          1.7 | 
          3.8 | 
          0.2 | 
         19.6 | 
          0.5 | 
     
  
 
 
Downstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
 
  
    
      | 
      Method
       | 
      
      dV
       | 
      
      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 | 
         38.3 ±     4.4 | 
         13.5 ±     0.9 | 
         26.7 ±     1.7 | 
         65.2 ±     2.8 | 
         2.83 ±    0.31 | 
         0.59 ±    0.09 | 
     
    
      | VC | 
         54.3 ±     3.1 | 
          9.3 ±     0.6 | 
         18.5 ±     1.2 | 
         65.9 ±     2.8 | 
         5.86 ±    0.44 | 
         0.83 ±    0.08 | 
     
    
      | MX1 | 
         54.0 ±     3.0 | 
          8.3 ±     0.6 | 
         16.7 ±     1.1 | 
         66.0 ±     2.8 | 
         6.50 ±    0.48 | 
         0.82 ±    0.08 | 
     
    
      | MX2 | 
         54.2 ±     3.1 | 
          8.5 ±     0.6 | 
         17.0 ±     1.1 | 
         66.0 ±     2.8 | 
         6.39 ±    0.48 | 
         0.82 ±    0.08 | 
     
    
      | MX3 | 
         54.2 ±     3.1 | 
          8.6 ±     0.6 | 
         17.2 ±     1.1 | 
         66.0 ±     2.8 | 
         6.33 ±    0.47 | 
         0.82 ±    0.08 | 
     
    
      | RH8 | 
         52.6 ±     2.7 | 
          8.0 ±     0.5 | 
         16.1 ±     1.0 | 
         66.1 ±     2.8 | 
         6.56 ±    0.49 | 
         0.80 ±    0.07 | 
     
    
      | RH9 | 
         30.3 ±     4.2 | 
         10.8 ±     0.7 | 
         21.4 ±     1.4 | 
         65.7 ±     2.8 | 
         2.82 ±    0.37 | 
         0.46 ±    0.08 | 
     
    
      | RH10 | 
         40.2 ±     1.9 | 
          2.4 ±     0.2 | 
          4.8 ±     0.3 | 
         66.5 ±     2.8 | 
        16.87 ±    1.42 | 
         0.61 ±    0.05 | 
     
    
      | Average | 
         47.3 | 
          8.7 | 
         17.3 | 
         65.9 | 
          6.8 | 
          0.7 | 
     
    
      | Median | 
         54.0 | 
          8.6 | 
         17.2 | 
         66.0 | 
          6.4 | 
          0.8 | 
     
    
      | Deviation | 
          9.5 | 
          3.1 | 
          6.1 | 
          0.4 | 
          4.4 | 
          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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