Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19961680418
Observation time: 06/16/1996 168.17922 0418 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
1996 |
| Fractional day of year |
168.179219 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
15484.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
SR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
201.906 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
17.520 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-14.540 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0209 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0010
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0271 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
10.82, 15.39, 16.26 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:02:38 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 16:14:49 2009
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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62.268 ± 2.288
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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] |
-369.4 ± 2.0 |
-417.2 ± 1.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
15.0 ± 1.5 |
0.9 ± 2.8 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-3.4 ± 2.5 |
-40.6 ± 2.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
42.2 ± 0.6 |
40.1 ± 1.1 |
| We [km/s] |
1335.5 ± 20.0 |
1266.7 ± 35.0 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
12.1 ± 0.7 |
5.3 ± 0.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
4.6 ± 0.6 |
7.9 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-3.2 ± 0.2 |
1.9 ± 0.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
1.4 ± 0.8 |
6.0 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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1.365 ± 1.415
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0.176 ± 0.180
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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54.52 ± 0.82
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51.71 ± 1.43
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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36.63 ± 3.58
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95.58 ± 1.86
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.742 ± 0.092 |
0.641 ± 0.106 |
-0.196 ± 0.194 |
-11.32 ± 5.97 |
139.19 ± 8.15 |
| VC |
-0.769 ± 0.033 |
-0.228 ± 0.050 |
-0.598 ± 0.514 |
-36.70 ± 2.95 |
196.51 ± 3.70 |
| MX1 |
-0.741 ± 0.093 |
0.642 ± 0.107 |
-0.198 ± 0.196 |
-11.44 ± 6.12 |
139.09 ± 8.17 |
| MX2 |
-0.920 ± 0.223 |
0.363 ± 0.542 |
0.150 ± 0.149 |
8.63 ± 25.76 |
158.48 ± 33.73 |
| MX3 |
-0.745 ± 0.091 |
0.640 ± 0.105 |
-0.190 ± 0.188 |
-10.95 ± 5.88 |
139.34 ± 8.02 |
| RH08 |
-0.914 ± 0.005 |
0.343 ± 0.012 |
0.218 ± 0.214 |
12.58 ± 0.73 |
159.44 ± 0.76 |
| RH09 |
-0.464 ± 0.060 |
-0.427 ± 0.062 |
0.777 ± 0.560 |
50.94 ± 3.19 |
222.62 ± 6.77 |
| RH10 |
-0.464 ± 0.060 |
-0.427 ± 0.062 |
0.777 ± 0.560 |
50.94 ± 3.47 |
222.62 ± 6.64 |
| Average |
-0.720 |
0.193 |
0.092 |
6.586 |
172.162 |
| Median |
-0.742 |
0.363 |
0.150 |
8.627 |
159.443 |
| Deviation |
0.174 |
0.478 |
0.490 |
31.173 |
36.432 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
10.5 ± 2.0 |
257.7 ± 2.9 |
0.44 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
51.4 ± 3.6 |
234.1 ± 6.8 |
0.44 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
10.5 ± 2.0 |
257.2 ± 2.9 |
0.44 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
27.0 ± 8.7 |
318.6 ± 3.5 |
0.44 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
10.5 ± 2.2 |
258.7 ± 2.9 |
0.44 ± 0.04 |
| RH08 |
30.9 ± 8.9 |
317.7 ± 3.6 |
0.44 ± 0.04 |
| RH09 |
86.2 ± 8.5 |
163.3 ± 3.9 |
0.44 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
86.2 ± 8.5 |
163.3 ± 3.9 |
0.44 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
39.2 |
246.3 |
0.44 |
| Median |
30.9 |
257.7 |
0.44 |
| Deviation |
32.2 |
59.3 |
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 |
-26.7 ± 1.9 |
35.5 ± 3.3 |
36.0 ± 3.5 |
55.3 ± 0.7 |
-0.76 ± 0.05 |
-0.48 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
-48.5 ± 1.6 |
19.9 ± 1.4 |
22.9 ± 2.2 |
62.7 ± 1.5 |
-2.45 ± 0.20 |
-0.77 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
-26.7 ± 1.9 |
35.5 ± 3.3 |
36.0 ± 3.5 |
55.3 ± 0.7 |
-0.76 ± 0.05 |
-0.48 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
-26.1 ± 2.4 |
30.5 ± 2.5 |
32.6 ± 3.2 |
58.2 ± 0.9 |
-0.86 ± 0.05 |
-0.45 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
-26.7 ± 1.9 |
35.5 ± 3.3 |
36.0 ± 3.5 |
55.3 ± 0.7 |
-0.75 ± 0.05 |
-0.48 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
-24.2 ± 2.5 |
29.0 ± 2.3 |
31.4 ± 3.1 |
59.0 ± 1.0 |
-0.83 ± 0.05 |
-0.41 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
1.1 ± 2.2 |
2.0 ± 0.1 |
2.4 ± 0.2 |
65.7 ± 1.8 |
0.59 ± 1.12 |
0.02 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
1.1 ± 2.2 |
2.0 ± 0.1 |
2.4 ± 0.2 |
65.7 ± 1.8 |
0.59 ± 1.12 |
0.02 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
-22.1 |
23.7 |
25.0 |
59.6 |
-0.7 |
-0.4 |
| Median |
-26.1 |
30.5 |
32.6 |
59.0 |
-0.8 |
-0.4 |
| Deviation |
16.3 |
14.4 |
14.6 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
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 |
-60.5 ± 2.3 |
50.5 ± 1.4 |
94.0 ± 1.8 |
96.2 ± 1.8 |
-1.20 ± 0.06 |
-0.63 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
-110.7 ± 2.3 |
29.5 ± 0.6 |
59.7 ± 1.2 |
104.6 ± 1.3 |
-3.75 ± 0.11 |
-1.06 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
-60.5 ± 2.3 |
50.5 ± 1.4 |
94.0 ± 1.8 |
96.2 ± 1.8 |
-1.20 ± 0.06 |
-0.63 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
-59.3 ± 2.3 |
44.4 ± 1.1 |
85.2 ± 1.7 |
99.2 ± 1.6 |
-1.34 ± 0.07 |
-0.60 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
-60.3 ± 2.3 |
50.5 ± 1.4 |
94.0 ± 1.8 |
96.2 ± 1.8 |
-1.20 ± 0.06 |
-0.63 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
-54.9 ± 2.4 |
42.4 ± 1.0 |
82.1 ± 1.6 |
100.1 ± 1.5 |
-1.30 ± 0.07 |
-0.55 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
1.8 ± 1.7 |
3.0 ± 0.1 |
6.3 ± 0.1 |
108.6 ± 1.2 |
0.61 ± 0.57 |
0.02 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
1.8 ± 1.7 |
3.0 ± 0.1 |
6.3 ± 0.1 |
108.6 ± 1.2 |
0.61 ± 0.57 |
0.02 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
-50.3 |
34.2 |
65.2 |
101.2 |
-1.1 |
-0.5 |
| Median |
-59.3 |
44.4 |
85.2 |
100.1 |
-1.2 |
-0.6 |
| Deviation |
36.8 |
20.5 |
38.0 |
5.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
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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