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Helios Shocks Catalog

ResourceID
spase://ESA/Catalog/Helios/Shocks

Description
List of interplanetary shocks observed by the Helios spacecraft between 1974 and 1985. Provides shock parameters for interplanetary shocks associated with solar energetic particle events listed in the SERPENTINE Helios (historical) SEP event catalog.

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ResourceID
spase://ESA/Catalog/Helios/Shocks
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Helios Shocks Catalog
ReleaseDate
2026-04-27 12:39:33
Description
List of interplanetary shocks observed by the Helios spacecraft between 1974 and 1985. Provides shock parameters for interplanetary shocks associated with solar energetic particle events listed in the SERPENTINE Helios (historical) SEP event catalog.
Contacts
Role Person StartDate StopDate Note
1. Author spase://SMWG/Person/Nina.Dresing
2. Author spase://SMWG/Person/Jan.Gieseler
3. MetadataContact spase://SMWG/Person/Olga.Y.Uritskaya

AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/SERPENTINE
AccessURL
URL
https://data.serpentine-h2020.eu/catalogs/shock-helios/
Format
HTML
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Helios1/Ephemeris
spase://SMWG/Instrument/Helios2/Ephemeris
PhenomenonType
InterplanetaryShock
TimeSpan
StartDate
1975-07-29 22:59:00
StopDate
1981-11-23 15:31:00
Parameter #1
Name
ID
Support
SupportQuantity
Housekeeping
Parameter #2
Name
Spacecraft
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #3
Name
Date [UTC]
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #4
Name
Time, [UTC]
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #5
Name
Shock normal [RTN]
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #6
Name
Magnetic Field compression ratio Bd/Bu
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #7
Name
Plasma Density compression ratio Nd/Nu
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #8
Name
Shock angle [deg]
Support
SupportQuantity
Orientation
Parameter #9
Name
Shock speed [km/s]
Support
SupportQuantity
Velocity
Parameter #10
Name
Alfven Mash number MA
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #11
Name
Magnetosonic Mach number Mms
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #12
Name
Associated SEP events
Support
SupportQuantity
WebResource
Parameter #13
Name
Comments
Support
SupportQuantity
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Last Updated: 2026-04-27