Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19961900150
Observation time: 07/08/1996 190.07641 0150 [UT]
|
|
General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
1996 |
| Fractional day of year |
190.076406 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
6601.5 ± 9.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
211.170 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
18.120 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-8.930 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0239 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
|
| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0240 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
20.33, 21.41, 24.57 |
Event added to database
|
Mon Feb 14 11:02:50 2005
|
Event last processed
|
Mon Mar 30 16:20:37 2009
|
Method selected
|
RH08
|
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
|
50.204 ± 7.239
|
Asymptotic
plasma
parameters (About, Top)
|
Parameter
|
Upstream
|
Downstream
|
| Vx GSE [km/s] |
-411.7 ± 2.7 |
-432.7 ± 1.9 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-9.3 ± 1.8 |
3.9 ± 2.0 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-12.1 ± 1.9 |
0.2 ± 1.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
40.5 ± 1.1 |
45.1 ± 1.9 |
| We [km/s] |
1282.1 ± 35.4 |
1426.0 ± 59.2 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.7 ± 0.2 |
8.9 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.5 ± 0.2 |
3.3 ± 0.4 |
| By GSE [nT] |
4.0 ± 0.4 |
-1.6 ± 1.1 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
4.6 ± 0.2 |
-1.1 ± 0.6 |
Plasma Beta
|
0.404 ± 0.400
|
2.448 ± 2.299
|
Sound Speed [km/s]
|
52.34 ± 1.44
|
58.22 ± 2.42
|
Alfven Speed [km/s]
|
64.01 ± 2.42
|
29.14 ± 2.47
|
Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.743 ± 0.172 |
-0.135 ± 0.351 |
-0.655 ± 0.540 |
-40.92 ± 14.24 |
190.32 ± 26.97 |
| VC |
-0.759 ± 0.066 |
0.477 ± 0.090 |
0.444 ± 0.412 |
26.35 ± 5.68 |
147.87 ± 6.59 |
| MX1 |
-0.751 ± 0.120 |
-0.244 ± 0.243 |
-0.614 ± 0.522 |
-37.88 ± 8.87 |
198.00 ± 18.40 |
| MX2 |
-0.868 ± 0.318 |
-0.293 ± 0.714 |
-0.401 ± 0.378 |
-23.67 ± 31.54 |
198.64 ± 46.92 |
| MX3 |
-0.814 ± 0.227 |
-0.188 ± 0.459 |
-0.550 ± 0.486 |
-33.37 ± 21.46 |
192.99 ± 32.19 |
| RH08 |
-0.743 ± 0.010 |
-0.513 ± 0.012 |
-0.430 ± 0.401 |
-25.48 ± 1.12 |
214.60 ± 0.84 |
| RH09 |
-0.743 ± 0.036 |
-0.513 ± 0.043 |
-0.430 ± 0.401 |
-25.48 ± 3.71 |
214.60 ± 3.11 |
| RH10 |
-0.742 ± 0.040 |
-0.531 ± 0.049 |
-0.408 ± 0.384 |
-24.07 ± 3.80 |
215.60 ± 3.55 |
| Average |
-0.770 |
-0.242 |
-0.381 |
-23.064 |
196.577 |
| Median |
-0.743 |
-0.244 |
-0.430 |
-25.478 |
198.635 |
| Deviation |
0.046 |
0.330 |
0.347 |
21.042 |
22.173 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
82.5 ± 2.2 |
331.5 ± 7.0 |
1.55 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
20.0 ± 2.3 |
380.8 ± 6.2 |
1.55 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
80.7 ± 2.2 |
332.8 ± 7.2 |
1.55 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
89.5 ± 2.2 |
391.0 ± 7.1 |
1.55 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
86.8 ± 2.2 |
365.7 ± 7.0 |
1.55 ± 0.07 |
| RH08 |
78.7 ± 2.2 |
325.6 ± 7.5 |
1.55 ± 0.07 |
| RH09 |
78.7 ± 2.2 |
325.6 ± 7.5 |
1.55 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
78.9 ± 2.3 |
325.2 ± 7.5 |
1.55 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
74.4 |
347.3 |
1.55 |
| Median |
80.7 |
332.8 |
1.55 |
| Deviation |
22.4 |
27.4 |
0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
|
Method
|
dV
|
Slow
|
Intermediate
|
Fast
|
Slow
Mach
|
Fast
Mach
|
| MC |
16.3 ± 2.7 |
5.3 ± 0.1 |
8.4 ± 0.3 |
82.6 ± 1.2 |
3.06 ± 0.52 |
0.20 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
78.1 ± 2.4 |
45.6 ± 0.7 |
60.2 ± 2.3 |
69.0 ± 1.6 |
1.71 ± 0.07 |
1.13 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
14.0 ± 2.7 |
6.6 ± 0.1 |
10.4 ± 0.4 |
82.5 ± 1.2 |
2.14 ± 0.41 |
0.17 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
26.2 ± 2.7 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
82.7 ± 1.2 |
74.67 ± 7.68 |
0.32 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
22.3 ± 2.8 |
2.3 ± 0.0 |
3.6 ± 0.1 |
82.7 ± 1.2 |
9.74 ± 1.21 |
0.27 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
9.7 ± 2.5 |
8.0 ± 0.1 |
12.6 ± 0.5 |
82.3 ± 1.2 |
1.21 ± 0.31 |
0.12 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
9.7 ± 2.5 |
8.0 ± 0.1 |
12.6 ± 0.5 |
82.3 ± 1.2 |
1.21 ± 0.31 |
0.12 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
9.7 ± 2.5 |
7.8 ± 0.1 |
12.4 ± 0.5 |
82.3 ± 1.2 |
1.23 ± 0.31 |
0.12 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
23.3 |
10.5 |
15.1 |
80.8 |
11.9 |
0.3 |
| Median |
16.3 |
7.8 |
12.4 |
82.5 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
| Deviation |
23.0 |
14.5 |
18.8 |
4.8 |
25.5 |
0.3 |
Downstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
|
Method
|
dV
|
Slow
|
Intermediate
|
Fast
|
Slow
Mach
|
Fast
Mach
|
| MC |
10.4 ± 2.0 |
3.4 ± 0.2 |
3.8 ± 0.3 |
65.1 ± 2.2 |
3.05 ± 0.50 |
0.16 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
50.5 ± 1.2 |
26.9 ± 2.1 |
27.4 ± 2.3 |
59.3 ± 2.3 |
1.89 ± 0.13 |
0.85 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
9.0 ± 2.1 |
4.2 ± 0.3 |
4.7 ± 0.4 |
65.0 ± 2.2 |
2.12 ± 0.44 |
0.14 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
16.7 ± 2.2 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
0.3 ± 0.0 |
65.2 ± 2.2 |
74.06 ± 8.89 |
0.26 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
14.4 ± 2.0 |
1.5 ± 0.1 |
1.7 ± 0.1 |
65.1 ± 2.2 |
9.78 ± 1.21 |
0.22 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
6.0 ± 2.3 |
5.1 ± 0.3 |
5.7 ± 0.5 |
64.9 ± 2.2 |
1.17 ± 0.44 |
0.09 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
6.0 ± 2.3 |
5.1 ± 0.3 |
5.7 ± 0.5 |
64.9 ± 2.2 |
1.17 ± 0.44 |
0.09 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
6.0 ± 2.3 |
5.0 ± 0.3 |
5.6 ± 0.5 |
65.0 ± 2.2 |
1.19 ± 0.46 |
0.09 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
14.9 |
6.4 |
6.9 |
64.3 |
11.8 |
0.2 |
| Median |
10.4 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
65.0 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
| Deviation |
14.9 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
2.0 |
25.3 |
0.3 |
Survey interval (About, Top)
Selected
data (About, Top)
|
Key plasma parameters
|
Velocity
|
Magnetic Field
|
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)
| 
