Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19961900005
Observation time: 07/08/1996 190.00370 0005 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
1996 |
| Fractional day of year |
190.003698 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
319.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
211.190 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
18.140 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-8.960 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0254 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0262 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.97, 5.18, 5.46 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:02:46 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 16:18:40 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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54.631 ± 1.879
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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] |
-378.6 ± 1.1 |
-413.4 ± 3.4 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-28.0 ± 2.5 |
5.2 ± 6.0 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
1.8 ± 2.3 |
6.8 ± 3.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
37.6 ± 1.1 |
42.9 ± 1.1 |
| We [km/s] |
1190.1 ± 34.9 |
1358.0 ± 36.2 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.4 ± 0.2 |
7.4 ± 0.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-4.1 ± 0.1 |
1.5 ± 0.6 |
| By GSE [nT] |
4.2 ± 0.1 |
-1.7 ± 0.8 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.3 ± 0.5 |
-0.7 ± 0.6 |
Plasma Beta
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0.385 ± 0.395
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4.676 ± 4.215
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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48.59 ± 1.43
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55.44 ± 1.48
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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60.80 ± 2.05
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20.88 ± 3.60
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.795 ± 0.305 |
-0.530 ± 0.383 |
-0.295 ± 0.286 |
-17.13 ± 43.39 |
213.68 ± 26.13 |
| VC |
-0.723 ± 0.058 |
0.682 ± 0.062 |
0.112 ± 0.111 |
6.41 ± 5.73 |
136.69 ± 4.85 |
| MX1 |
-0.780 ± 0.475 |
-0.611 ± 0.596 |
0.133 ± 0.132 |
7.63 ± 60.38 |
218.06 ± 43.33 |
| MX2 |
-0.780 ± 0.293 |
-0.528 ± 0.341 |
-0.336 ± 0.323 |
-19.66 ± 41.64 |
214.09 ± 22.95 |
| MX3 |
-0.828 ± 0.294 |
-0.559 ± 0.432 |
-0.049 ± 0.049 |
-2.80 ± 49.03 |
214.05 ± 29.87 |
| RH08 |
-0.730 ± 0.003 |
-0.671 ± 0.002 |
-0.128 ± 0.128 |
-7.38 ± 1.58 |
222.62 ± 0.00 |
| RH09 |
-0.730 ± 0.011 |
-0.671 ± 0.012 |
-0.128 ± 0.128 |
-7.38 ± 4.23 |
222.62 ± 0.77 |
| RH10 |
-0.730 ± 0.015 |
-0.671 ± 0.016 |
-0.128 ± 0.128 |
-7.38 ± 4.62 |
222.62 ± 1.10 |
| Average |
-0.762 |
-0.445 |
-0.103 |
-5.961 |
208.053 |
| Median |
-0.730 |
-0.559 |
-0.128 |
-7.382 |
218.063 |
| Deviation |
0.039 |
0.460 |
0.168 |
9.756 |
29.116 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
81.2 ± 1.3 |
336.4 ± 7.4 |
1.67 ± 0.08 |
| VC |
5.2 ± 3.0 |
379.3 ± 16.9 |
1.67 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
83.8 ± 1.2 |
330.3 ± 8.2 |
1.67 ± 0.08 |
| MX2 |
81.8 ± 1.4 |
329.0 ± 7.4 |
1.67 ± 0.08 |
| MX3 |
80.3 ± 0.8 |
352.2 ± 7.6 |
1.67 ± 0.08 |
| RH08 |
89.1 ± 0.8 |
299.4 ± 8.1 |
1.67 ± 0.08 |
| RH09 |
89.1 ± 0.8 |
299.4 ± 8.1 |
1.67 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
89.1 ± 0.8 |
299.4 ± 8.1 |
1.67 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
74.9 |
328.2 |
1.67 |
| Median |
83.8 |
330.3 |
1.67 |
| Deviation |
28.4 |
28.6 |
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 |
21.0 ± 0.9 |
5.8 ± 0.1 |
9.3 ± 0.3 |
77.6 ± 1.3 |
3.60 ± 0.13 |
0.27 ± 0.01 |
| VC |
124.4 ± 2.0 |
48.0 ± 1.3 |
60.5 ± 2.0 |
61.2 ± 2.0 |
2.59 ± 0.11 |
2.03 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
17.5 ± 1.7 |
4.1 ± 0.1 |
6.6 ± 0.2 |
77.7 ± 1.3 |
4.25 ± 0.40 |
0.23 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
19.5 ± 0.8 |
5.4 ± 0.1 |
8.6 ± 0.3 |
77.7 ± 1.3 |
3.62 ± 0.13 |
0.25 ± 0.01 |
| MX3 |
23.3 ± 1.3 |
6.4 ± 0.1 |
10.2 ± 0.3 |
77.6 ± 1.3 |
3.64 ± 0.19 |
0.30 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
4.6 ± 1.4 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
1.0 ± 0.0 |
77.9 ± 1.3 |
7.55 ± 2.20 |
0.06 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
4.6 ± 1.4 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
1.0 ± 0.0 |
77.9 ± 1.3 |
7.55 ± 2.20 |
0.06 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
4.6 ± 1.4 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
1.0 ± 0.0 |
77.9 ± 1.3 |
7.55 ± 2.20 |
0.06 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
27.4 |
8.9 |
12.3 |
75.7 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
| Median |
19.5 |
5.4 |
8.6 |
77.7 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
| Deviation |
40.0 |
16.0 |
19.9 |
5.8 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
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 |
12.4 ± 3.0 |
3.0 ± 0.4 |
3.2 ± 0.6 |
59.3 ± 0.8 |
4.21 ± 1.10 |
0.21 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
76.1 ± 5.6 |
20.8 ± 3.6 |
20.8 ± 3.6 |
55.5 ± 1.5 |
3.81 ± 1.00 |
1.37 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
10.0 ± 3.2 |
2.1 ± 0.3 |
2.3 ± 0.4 |
59.3 ± 0.8 |
4.70 ± 1.31 |
0.17 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
11.6 ± 3.0 |
2.8 ± 0.4 |
3.0 ± 0.5 |
59.3 ± 0.8 |
4.26 ± 1.19 |
0.20 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
13.3 ± 2.9 |
3.3 ± 0.5 |
3.5 ± 0.6 |
59.3 ± 0.8 |
4.09 ± 0.88 |
0.23 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
2.1 ± 3.3 |
0.3 ± 0.0 |
0.3 ± 0.1 |
59.3 ± 0.8 |
6.06 ± 10.86 |
0.04 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
2.1 ± 3.3 |
0.3 ± 0.0 |
0.3 ± 0.1 |
59.3 ± 0.8 |
6.06 ± 10.86 |
0.04 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
2.1 ± 3.3 |
0.3 ± 0.0 |
0.3 ± 0.1 |
59.3 ± 0.8 |
6.06 ± 10.86 |
0.04 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
16.2 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
58.8 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
| Median |
11.6 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
59.3 |
4.7 |
0.2 |
| Deviation |
24.7 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
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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