Magnetic Cloud

 

Table 7A. Parameter variation measured by σ/Mean and σMedian/Median for all 100 cases

 

.

Quantity

Mean

Median

σ

σ Median*

σ/Mean

σMedian/Med

 

 


       Bo  (nT)

18.8

16.7

9.06

9.31

0.481

0.558

       Diameter  (AU)

0.243

0.232

0.119

0.119

0.489

0.513

       IT  (108Amps)

11.63

10.40

7.50

7.60

0.645

0.731

        Bo2/8π  (nPa)

0.174

0.111

0.239

0.247

1.38

2.23

        Jo  (μAmp/km2)

2.67

2.00

2.76

2.84

1.03

1.42

        Φo  (1020 Mx)

10.9

6.40

14.0

14.7

1.29

2.29


* σ  Median (≡  σ  Med) is analogous to σ, where Median replaces the Mean in the computation.





Table 7B. Parameter variation measured by σ/Mean and σMedian/Median for Qo=1, 2 cases

 

.

Quantity

Mean

Median

σ

σ Median

σ/Mean

σMedian/Med

 

 


       Diameter  (AU)

0.246

0.240

0.081

0.081

0.329

0.339

       Bo  (nT)

19.0

16.7

9.76

10.02

0.514

0.600

        Jo  (μAmp/km2)

2.21

1.90

1.334

1.370

0.604

0.721

       IT  (108Amps)

11.56

10.60

7.13

7.20

0.617

0.679

        Bo2/8π  (nPa)

0.181

0.111

0.274

0.282

1.515

2.54

        Φo  (1020 Mx)

10.33

6.80

11.72

12.24

1.135

1.80


+ Trend holds for   σMed/Med (and approximately for σ/Mean).