Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20000450713
Observation time: 02/14/2000 45.30071 0713 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
45.300712 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
25981.5 ± 6.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
141.754 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
5.524 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
9.950 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0010 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0314 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0296 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
8.92, 13.49, 13.77 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:09:14 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:15:17 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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16.658 ± 1768.746
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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] |
-570.5 ± 8.5 |
-616.0 ± 20.6 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-17.6 ± 4.3 |
-7.4 ± 8.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-0.5 ± 21.1 |
-46.8 ± 15.7 |
| Wi [km/s] |
48.8 ± 5.5 |
70.3 ± 8.6 |
| We [km/s] |
1543.2 ± 173.6 |
2223.3 ± 270.5 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
2.9 ± 0.4 |
5.0 ± 0.7 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.9 ± 0.4 |
4.5 ± 2.8 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-5.0 ± 0.2 |
-8.0 ± 1.9 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.9 ± 1.1 |
-1.1 ± 1.9 |
Plasma Beta
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0.437 ± 0.408
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0.551 ± 0.555
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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63.00 ± 7.09
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90.77 ± 11.04
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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76.54 ± 6.15
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97.07 ± 6.84
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.765 ± 0.407 |
0.536 ± 0.554 |
-0.357 ± 0.341 |
-20.92 ± 27.38 |
145.00 ± 40.87 |
| VC |
-0.710 ± 0.252 |
0.213 ± 0.251 |
-0.671 ± 0.545 |
-42.13 ± 21.51 |
163.28 ± 19.36 |
| MX1 |
-0.789 ± 0.209 |
0.269 ± 0.438 |
-0.552 ± 0.488 |
-33.53 ± 16.13 |
161.16 ± 31.62 |
| MX2 |
-0.782 ± 0.189 |
0.224 ± 0.343 |
-0.582 ± 0.505 |
-35.57 ± 16.58 |
164.01 ± 24.91 |
| MX3 |
-0.779 ± 0.188 |
0.199 ± 0.293 |
-0.594 ± 0.512 |
-36.47 ± 17.19 |
165.69 ± 21.27 |
| RH08 |
-0.985 ± 0.002 |
0.060 ± 0.012 |
-0.162 ± 0.161 |
-9.32 ± 0.63 |
176.49 ± 0.69 |
| RH09 |
-0.987 ± 0.011 |
0.061 ± 0.070 |
-0.151 ± 0.150 |
-8.68 ± 4.03 |
176.49 ± 4.07 |
| RH10 |
-0.987 ± 0.011 |
0.061 ± 0.070 |
-0.151 ± 0.150 |
-8.68 ± 4.03 |
176.49 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.848 |
0.203 |
-0.402 |
-24.411 |
166.077 |
| Median |
-0.782 |
0.213 |
-0.357 |
-20.919 |
165.688 |
| Deviation |
0.117 |
0.159 |
0.224 |
14.152 |
10.729 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
28.4 ± 4.2 |
567.0 ± 649.3 |
1.81 ± 0.31 |
| VC |
50.7 ± 6.9 |
564.8 ± 617.5 |
1.81 ± 0.31 |
| MX1 |
45.7 ± 5.6 |
605.2 ± 643.6 |
1.81 ± 0.31 |
| MX2 |
48.5 ± 5.8 |
602.9 ± 635.7 |
1.81 ± 0.31 |
| MX3 |
50.1 ± 5.8 |
603.1 ± 631.0 |
1.81 ± 0.31 |
| RH08 |
56.3 ± 3.3 |
700.7 ± 593.5 |
1.81 ± 0.31 |
| RH09 |
56.3 ± 3.3 |
701.2 ± 591.6 |
1.81 ± 0.31 |
| RH10 |
56.3 ± 3.3 |
701.2 ± 591.6 |
1.81 ± 0.31 |
| Average |
49.0 |
630.7 |
1.81 |
| Median |
50.7 |
605.2 |
1.81 |
| Deviation |
9.3 |
60.3 |
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 |
139.7 ± 8.3 |
48.4 ± 1.4 |
67.3 ± 5.4 |
86.9 ± 1.9 |
2.89 ± 0.21 |
1.61 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
163.0 ± 13.5 |
32.2 ± 0.7 |
48.5 ± 3.9 |
94.2 ± 1.6 |
5.07 ± 0.47 |
1.73 ± 0.14 |
| MX1 |
159.5 ± 11.5 |
36.1 ± 0.9 |
53.5 ± 4.3 |
92.8 ± 1.6 |
4.43 ± 0.36 |
1.72 ± 0.12 |
| MX2 |
160.4 ± 12.0 |
33.9 ± 0.8 |
50.7 ± 4.1 |
93.6 ± 1.6 |
4.74 ± 0.40 |
1.71 ± 0.13 |
| MX3 |
161.8 ± 12.2 |
32.7 ± 0.8 |
49.1 ± 3.9 |
94.0 ± 1.6 |
4.96 ± 0.42 |
1.72 ± 0.13 |
| RH8 |
139.8 ± 8.0 |
27.8 ± 0.6 |
42.5 ± 3.4 |
95.6 ± 1.6 |
5.04 ± 0.33 |
1.46 ± 0.09 |
| RH9 |
139.3 ± 8.0 |
27.7 ± 0.6 |
42.4 ± 3.4 |
95.6 ± 1.6 |
5.02 ± 0.33 |
1.46 ± 0.09 |
| RH10 |
139.3 ± 8.0 |
27.7 ± 0.6 |
42.4 ± 3.4 |
95.6 ± 1.6 |
5.02 ± 0.33 |
1.46 ± 0.09 |
| Average |
150.3 |
33.3 |
49.6 |
93.5 |
4.6 |
1.6 |
| Median |
159.5 |
32.7 |
49.1 |
94.2 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
| Deviation |
11.6 |
6.9 |
8.3 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
Downstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
|
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 |
82.8 ± 14.3 |
66.6 ± 3.0 |
85.4 ± 6.0 |
115.5 ± 4.5 |
1.25 ± 0.24 |
0.72 ± 0.14 |
| VC |
97.4 ± 13.7 |
44.0 ± 1.9 |
61.5 ± 4.3 |
125.9 ± 4.8 |
2.22 ± 0.34 |
0.78 ± 0.12 |
| MX1 |
95.3 ± 14.6 |
49.4 ± 2.1 |
67.9 ± 4.8 |
123.9 ± 4.8 |
1.94 ± 0.32 |
0.77 ± 0.13 |
| MX2 |
95.6 ± 14.5 |
46.3 ± 2.0 |
64.3 ± 4.5 |
125.1 ± 4.8 |
2.07 ± 0.34 |
0.77 ± 0.13 |
| MX3 |
96.7 ± 14.4 |
44.7 ± 1.9 |
62.3 ± 4.4 |
125.7 ± 4.8 |
2.17 ± 0.35 |
0.77 ± 0.13 |
| RH8 |
86.8 ± 19.1 |
38.0 ± 1.6 |
53.9 ± 3.8 |
127.8 ± 4.9 |
2.30 ± 0.56 |
0.68 ± 0.16 |
| RH9 |
86.7 ± 19.2 |
37.9 ± 1.6 |
53.8 ± 3.8 |
127.9 ± 4.9 |
2.30 ± 0.56 |
0.68 ± 0.16 |
| RH10 |
86.7 ± 19.2 |
37.9 ± 1.6 |
53.8 ± 3.8 |
127.9 ± 4.9 |
2.30 ± 0.56 |
0.68 ± 0.16 |
| Average |
91.0 |
45.6 |
62.9 |
124.9 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
| Median |
95.3 |
44.7 |
62.3 |
125.9 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
5.8 |
9.5 |
10.6 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
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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