Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19961702235
Observation time: 06/18/1996 170.94161 2235 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
1996 |
| Fractional day of year |
170.941615 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
81355.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
205.180 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
19.320 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-14.390 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0012 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0319 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0206 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.34, 6.03, 6.17 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:02:42 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 16:16:51 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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43.930 ± 1.568
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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] |
-399.1 ± 4.9 |
-428.0 ± 3.4 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-22.9 ± 2.2 |
-25.6 ± 5.8 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-17.4 ± 1.5 |
-19.7 ± 3.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
28.1 ± 1.4 |
35.6 ± 1.3 |
| We [km/s] |
889.2 ± 43.3 |
1124.2 ± 41.9 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
10.5 ± 0.5 |
15.8 ± 1.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-2.2 ± 0.3 |
-0.2 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-6.8 ± 0.3 |
-10.5 ± 0.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.9 ± 0.3 |
-2.6 ± 1.6 |
Plasma Beta
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0.318 ± 0.321
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0.352 ± 0.362
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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36.30 ± 1.77
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45.90 ± 1.71
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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49.96 ± 2.19
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60.32 ± 4.11
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.830 ± 0.107 |
-0.536 ± 0.159 |
-0.157 ± 0.155 |
-9.02 ± 15.17 |
212.85 ± 10.87 |
| VC |
-0.991 ± 0.028 |
-0.112 ± 0.233 |
-0.073 ± 0.073 |
-4.21 ± 6.80 |
186.46 ± 13.50 |
| MX1 |
-0.893 ± 0.053 |
-0.426 ± 0.106 |
-0.146 ± 0.145 |
-8.37 ± 7.49 |
205.53 ± 6.78 |
| MX2 |
-0.900 ± 0.055 |
-0.407 ± 0.115 |
-0.155 ± 0.154 |
-8.93 ± 8.17 |
204.30 ± 7.27 |
| MX3 |
-0.911 ± 0.067 |
-0.376 ± 0.143 |
-0.171 ± 0.169 |
-9.83 ± 11.46 |
202.45 ± 8.97 |
| RH08 |
-0.922 ± 0.007 |
-0.383 ± 0.018 |
-0.050 ± 0.050 |
-2.88 ± 1.00 |
202.56 ± 1.09 |
| RH09 |
-0.902 ± 0.030 |
-0.431 ± 0.062 |
-0.028 ± 0.028 |
-1.60 ± 4.06 |
205.57 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.902 ± 0.030 |
-0.431 ± 0.062 |
-0.028 ± 0.028 |
-1.60 ± 4.06 |
205.57 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.906 |
-0.388 |
-0.101 |
-5.805 |
203.162 |
| Median |
-0.902 |
-0.407 |
-0.073 |
-4.211 |
205.535 |
| Deviation |
0.044 |
0.122 |
0.062 |
3.572 |
7.487 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
38.5 ± 3.0 |
424.5 ± 12.7 |
1.51 ± 0.15 |
| VC |
65.0 ± 3.1 |
486.9 ± 22.0 |
1.51 ± 0.15 |
| MX1 |
45.7 ± 3.0 |
450.3 ± 15.4 |
1.51 ± 0.15 |
| MX2 |
46.7 ± 3.1 |
453.4 ± 15.8 |
1.51 ± 0.15 |
| MX3 |
48.3 ± 3.1 |
458.1 ± 16.5 |
1.51 ± 0.15 |
| RH08 |
49.9 ± 3.0 |
460.8 ± 16.3 |
1.51 ± 0.15 |
| RH09 |
47.4 ± 3.0 |
451.9 ± 15.1 |
1.51 ± 0.15 |
| RH10 |
47.4 ± 3.0 |
451.9 ± 15.1 |
1.51 ± 0.15 |
| Average |
48.6 |
454.7 |
1.51 |
| Median |
47.4 |
453.4 |
1.51 |
| Deviation |
7.5 |
17.0 |
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 |
78.4 ± 3.5 |
25.2 ± 1.1 |
39.1 ± 1.7 |
56.4 ± 2.3 |
3.12 ± 0.23 |
1.39 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
87.5 ± 4.8 |
12.7 ± 0.5 |
21.1 ± 0.9 |
60.5 ± 2.4 |
6.94 ± 0.59 |
1.45 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
81.7 ± 3.9 |
21.9 ± 0.9 |
34.9 ± 1.5 |
57.7 ± 2.3 |
3.73 ± 0.29 |
1.42 ± 0.10 |
| MX2 |
82.0 ± 4.0 |
21.4 ± 0.9 |
34.2 ± 1.5 |
57.9 ± 2.3 |
3.84 ± 0.30 |
1.42 ± 0.10 |
| MX3 |
83.0 ± 4.1 |
20.7 ± 0.9 |
33.2 ± 1.5 |
58.2 ± 2.3 |
4.02 ± 0.32 |
1.43 ± 0.10 |
| RH8 |
83.0 ± 4.0 |
20.0 ± 0.8 |
32.2 ± 1.4 |
58.5 ± 2.3 |
4.17 ± 0.33 |
1.42 ± 0.10 |
| RH9 |
81.7 ± 3.9 |
21.1 ± 0.9 |
33.8 ± 1.5 |
58.0 ± 2.3 |
3.88 ± 0.30 |
1.41 ± 0.10 |
| RH10 |
81.7 ± 3.9 |
21.1 ± 0.9 |
33.8 ± 1.5 |
58.0 ± 2.3 |
3.88 ± 0.30 |
1.41 ± 0.10 |
| Average |
82.4 |
20.5 |
32.8 |
58.2 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
| Median |
82.0 |
21.1 |
33.8 |
58.0 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
| Deviation |
2.5 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
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 |
52.7 ± 2.7 |
31.4 ± 1.0 |
47.2 ± 3.2 |
69.1 ± 3.4 |
1.68 ± 0.08 |
0.76 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
58.5 ± 3.1 |
15.7 ± 0.5 |
25.5 ± 1.7 |
74.2 ± 3.4 |
3.72 ± 0.25 |
0.79 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
54.5 ± 2.6 |
27.3 ± 0.9 |
42.2 ± 2.9 |
70.8 ± 3.4 |
2.00 ± 0.10 |
0.77 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
54.6 ± 2.6 |
26.7 ± 0.9 |
41.3 ± 2.8 |
71.0 ± 3.4 |
2.05 ± 0.10 |
0.77 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
55.4 ± 2.6 |
25.8 ± 0.8 |
40.1 ± 2.7 |
71.3 ± 3.4 |
2.15 ± 0.11 |
0.78 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
55.3 ± 2.5 |
24.9 ± 0.8 |
38.8 ± 2.6 |
71.7 ± 3.4 |
2.22 ± 0.11 |
0.77 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
54.5 ± 2.5 |
26.3 ± 0.9 |
40.8 ± 2.8 |
71.1 ± 3.4 |
2.07 ± 0.10 |
0.77 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
54.5 ± 2.5 |
26.3 ± 0.9 |
40.8 ± 2.8 |
71.1 ± 3.4 |
2.07 ± 0.10 |
0.77 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
55.0 |
25.5 |
39.6 |
71.3 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
| Median |
54.6 |
26.3 |
40.8 |
71.1 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
1.6 |
4.4 |
6.2 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
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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