Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19950081653
Observation time: 01/08/1995 8.70352 1653 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
1995 |
| Fractional day of year |
8.703524 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
60784.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
NN |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
123.139 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-76.180 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-9.400 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0221 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0212 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
8.35, 11.21, 12.71 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 10:59:47 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 14 15:50:17 2005
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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-181.912 ± 50.711
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Asymptotic
plasma
parameters (About, Top)
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Parameter
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Upstream
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Downstream
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| Vx GSE [km/s] |
-523.1 ± 2.4 |
-500.9 ± 1.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-15.7 ± 1.1 |
-28.0 ± 1.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-12.0 ± 3.9 |
-9.9 ± 1.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
35.7 ± 1.5 |
41.6 ± 0.5 |
| We [km/s] |
1130.1 ± 45.9 |
1317.0 ± 17.1 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
2.4 ± 0.2 |
3.9 ± 0.1 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
3.8 ± 0.1 |
1.4 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.3 ± 0.2 |
-1.5 ± 0.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.6 ± 0.2 |
0.0 ± 0.1 |
Plasma Beta
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0.322 ± 0.325
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3.475 ± 3.319
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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46.14 ± 1.87
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53.77 ± 0.70
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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63.29 ± 4.39
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22.54 ± 1.61
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.411 ± 0.609 |
-0.901 ± 0.286 |
-0.135 ± 0.135 |
-7.78 ± 32.37 |
245.48 ± 38.68 |
| VC |
-0.870 ± 0.043 |
0.486 ± 0.075 |
-0.083 ± 0.083 |
-4.78 ± 8.66 |
150.82 ± 4.93 |
| MX1 |
-0.628 ± 0.543 |
-0.614 ± 0.549 |
0.478 ± 0.438 |
28.56 ± 48.11 |
224.38 ± 43.03 |
| MX2 |
-0.294 ± 0.251 |
-0.936 ± 0.123 |
-0.195 ± 0.193 |
-11.25 ± 29.22 |
252.57 ± 15.25 |
| MX3 |
-0.671 ± 0.638 |
-0.661 ± 0.646 |
0.335 ± 0.322 |
19.59 ± 42.45 |
224.58 ± 53.07 |
| RH08 |
0.032 ± 0.028 |
-0.479 ± 0.038 |
-0.877 ± 0.514 |
-61.29 ± 2.48 |
273.76 ± 3.35 |
| RH09 |
0.030 ± 0.052 |
-0.458 ± 0.062 |
-0.888 ± 0.502 |
-62.66 ± 4.00 |
273.76 ± 6.49 |
| RH10 |
0.032 ± 0.058 |
-0.479 ± 0.063 |
-0.877 ± 0.514 |
-61.29 ± 4.09 |
273.76 ± 6.93 |
| Average |
-0.348 |
-0.505 |
-0.280 |
-20.114 |
239.890 |
| Median |
-0.294 |
-0.479 |
-0.135 |
-7.780 |
252.568 |
| Deviation |
0.357 |
0.441 |
0.548 |
37.057 |
41.476 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
84.7 ± 2.0 |
235.3 ± 4.6 |
1.64 ± 0.15 |
| VC |
3.8 ± 3.0 |
385.7 ± 11.3 |
1.64 ± 0.15 |
| MX1 |
80.7 ± 3.6 |
318.5 ± 4.8 |
1.64 ± 0.15 |
| MX2 |
78.4 ± 1.7 |
182.5 ± 4.7 |
1.64 ± 0.15 |
| MX3 |
78.9 ± 3.3 |
341.8 ± 4.9 |
1.64 ± 0.15 |
| RH08 |
80.8 ± 1.9 |
13.8 ± 5.1 |
1.64 ± 0.15 |
| RH09 |
81.6 ± 1.9 |
13.5 ± 5.2 |
1.64 ± 0.15 |
| RH10 |
80.8 ± 1.9 |
13.8 ± 5.1 |
1.64 ± 0.15 |
| Average |
71.2 |
188.1 |
1.64 |
| Median |
80.8 |
235.3 |
1.64 |
| Deviation |
27.3 |
157.3 |
0.00 |
Upstream 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 |
4.5 ± 1.2 |
3.4 ± 0.1 |
5.8 ± 0.4 |
78.3 ± 4.2 |
1.32 ± 0.33 |
0.06 ± 0.01 |
| VC |
-62.8 ± 2.0 |
45.9 ± 1.9 |
63.2 ± 4.4 |
63.5 ± 4.4 |
-1.37 ± 0.07 |
-1.00 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
-13.7 ± 3.2 |
6.0 ± 0.3 |
10.2 ± 0.7 |
78.1 ± 4.2 |
-2.29 ± 0.50 |
-0.18 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
11.8 ± 1.0 |
7.5 ± 0.3 |
12.7 ± 0.9 |
78.0 ± 4.1 |
1.57 ± 0.13 |
0.15 ± 0.01 |
| MX3 |
-15.5 ± 2.8 |
7.2 ± 0.3 |
12.1 ± 0.8 |
78.0 ± 4.1 |
-2.16 ± 0.37 |
-0.20 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
12.3 ± 3.2 |
5.9 ± 0.3 |
10.1 ± 0.7 |
78.1 ± 4.2 |
2.07 ± 0.49 |
0.16 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
11.4 ± 3.3 |
5.4 ± 0.2 |
9.2 ± 0.6 |
78.2 ± 4.2 |
2.09 ± 0.55 |
0.15 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
12.3 ± 3.2 |
5.9 ± 0.3 |
10.1 ± 0.7 |
78.1 ± 4.2 |
2.07 ± 0.49 |
0.16 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
-5.0 |
10.9 |
16.7 |
76.3 |
0.4 |
-0.1 |
| Median |
11.4 |
6.0 |
10.2 |
78.1 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
| Deviation |
26.1 |
14.2 |
18.9 |
5.2 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
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 |
2.8 ± 1.8 |
1.9 ± 0.1 |
2.1 ± 0.1 |
58.3 ± 0.5 |
1.50 ± 0.98 |
0.05 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
-37.4 ± 1.2 |
22.5 ± 1.6 |
22.5 ± 1.6 |
53.8 ± 0.7 |
-1.67 ± 0.16 |
-0.70 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
-8.4 ± 1.2 |
3.3 ± 0.2 |
3.6 ± 0.3 |
58.2 ± 0.5 |
-2.50 ± 0.32 |
-0.14 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
7.2 ± 1.8 |
4.2 ± 0.3 |
4.5 ± 0.3 |
58.2 ± 0.5 |
1.74 ± 0.49 |
0.12 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
-9.5 ± 1.4 |
4.0 ± 0.2 |
4.3 ± 0.3 |
58.2 ± 0.5 |
-2.37 ± 0.30 |
-0.16 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
7.5 ± 1.5 |
3.3 ± 0.2 |
3.6 ± 0.3 |
58.2 ± 0.5 |
2.29 ± 0.50 |
0.13 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
6.9 ± 1.5 |
3.0 ± 0.2 |
3.3 ± 0.2 |
58.2 ± 0.5 |
2.31 ± 0.53 |
0.12 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
7.5 ± 1.5 |
3.3 ± 0.2 |
3.6 ± 0.3 |
58.2 ± 0.5 |
2.29 ± 0.50 |
0.13 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
-2.9 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
57.7 |
0.4 |
-0.1 |
| Median |
6.9 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
58.2 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
| Deviation |
15.6 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
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 Fri Jun 13 11:06:02 2014
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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