Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20000971632
Observation time: 04/06/2000 97.68905 1632 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
97.689045 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
59533.5 ± 9.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
55.066 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
39.357 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-6.060 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0314 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0249 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
10.84, 19.75, 21.33 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:09:24 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:18:58 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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9.054 ± 1.496
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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] |
-369.9 ± 7.2 |
-561.4 ± 10.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-18.1 ± 4.3 |
-36.4 ± 9.1 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-22.1 ± 9.9 |
-74.3 ± 12.8 |
| Wi [km/s] |
23.1 ± 4.4 |
71.3 ± 15.4 |
| We [km/s] |
731.7 ± 137.9 |
2255.5 ± 485.8 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.9 ± 2.6 |
19.0 ± 2.0 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.9 ± 0.5 |
6.1 ± 2.0 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-6.2 ± 0.7 |
-25.5 ± 1.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.2 ± 0.7 |
-6.5 ± 1.8 |
Plasma Beta
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0.143 ± 0.138
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0.294 ± 0.261
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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29.87 ± 5.63
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92.08 ± 19.83
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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64.81 ± 10.17
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136.41 ± 13.85
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.807 ± 0.233 |
0.118 ± 0.244 |
-0.579 ± 0.504 |
-35.40 ± 22.98 |
171.67 ± 17.14 |
| VC |
-0.961 ± 0.018 |
-0.093 ± 0.050 |
-0.259 ± 0.253 |
-15.01 ± 3.86 |
185.54 ± 2.99 |
| MX1 |
-0.964 ± 0.018 |
-0.073 ± 0.102 |
-0.256 ± 0.250 |
-14.83 ± 3.66 |
184.31 ± 6.04 |
| MX2 |
-0.964 ± 0.018 |
-0.074 ± 0.095 |
-0.254 ± 0.248 |
-14.72 ± 3.70 |
184.36 ± 5.67 |
| MX3 |
-0.965 ± 0.018 |
-0.074 ± 0.094 |
-0.254 ± 0.248 |
-14.69 ± 3.77 |
184.38 ± 5.58 |
| RH08 |
-0.984 ± 0.002 |
-0.078 ± 0.009 |
-0.162 ± 0.161 |
-9.32 ± 0.68 |
184.51 ± 0.55 |
| RH09 |
-0.988 ± 0.011 |
-0.061 ± 0.070 |
-0.140 ± 0.139 |
-8.03 ± 4.02 |
183.51 ± 4.07 |
| RH10 |
-0.990 ± 0.010 |
-0.061 ± 0.070 |
-0.128 ± 0.128 |
-7.38 ± 4.01 |
183.51 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.953 |
-0.049 |
-0.254 |
-14.922 |
182.724 |
| Median |
-0.964 |
-0.073 |
-0.254 |
-14.688 |
184.363 |
| Deviation |
0.060 |
0.068 |
0.143 |
8.904 |
4.511 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
64.1 ± 6.1 |
565.6 ± 89.2 |
3.84 ± 1.25 |
| VC |
71.2 ± 5.5 |
640.7 ± 98.3 |
3.84 ± 1.25 |
| MX1 |
70.0 ± 5.5 |
641.3 ± 98.3 |
3.84 ± 1.25 |
| MX2 |
70.1 ± 5.5 |
641.5 ± 98.3 |
3.84 ± 1.25 |
| MX3 |
70.1 ± 5.5 |
641.5 ± 98.3 |
3.84 ± 1.25 |
| RH08 |
69.6 ± 5.2 |
646.9 ± 97.9 |
3.84 ± 1.25 |
| RH09 |
68.5 ± 5.2 |
647.1 ± 97.6 |
3.84 ± 1.25 |
| RH10 |
68.5 ± 5.2 |
646.9 ± 97.5 |
3.84 ± 1.25 |
| Average |
69.0 |
633.9 |
3.84 |
| Median |
70.0 |
641.5 |
3.84 |
| Deviation |
2.2 |
27.8 |
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 |
256.6 ± 10.7 |
11.9 ± 1.8 |
28.3 ± 4.4 |
70.7 ± 9.1 |
22.08 ± 3.37 |
3.69 ± 0.53 |
| VC |
277.7 ± 9.0 |
8.7 ± 1.3 |
20.8 ± 3.3 |
71.2 ± 9.1 |
32.65 ± 4.83 |
3.96 ± 0.56 |
| MX1 |
277.8 ± 9.0 |
9.2 ± 1.4 |
22.1 ± 3.5 |
71.1 ± 9.1 |
30.75 ± 4.55 |
3.97 ± 0.56 |
| MX2 |
277.8 ± 8.9 |
9.2 ± 1.4 |
22.1 ± 3.5 |
71.1 ± 9.1 |
30.80 ± 4.56 |
3.97 ± 0.56 |
| MX3 |
277.8 ± 8.9 |
9.2 ± 1.4 |
22.1 ± 3.5 |
71.1 ± 9.1 |
30.81 ± 4.56 |
3.97 ± 0.56 |
| RH8 |
278.1 ± 8.3 |
9.4 ± 1.4 |
22.5 ± 3.5 |
71.1 ± 9.1 |
30.18 ± 4.44 |
3.97 ± 0.56 |
| RH9 |
277.4 ± 8.2 |
9.9 ± 1.5 |
23.7 ± 3.7 |
71.0 ± 9.1 |
28.60 ± 4.21 |
3.97 ± 0.56 |
| RH10 |
276.9 ± 8.1 |
9.9 ± 1.5 |
23.8 ± 3.7 |
71.0 ± 9.1 |
28.49 ± 4.19 |
3.96 ± 0.56 |
| Average |
275.0 |
9.7 |
23.2 |
71.0 |
29.3 |
3.9 |
| Median |
277.8 |
9.4 |
22.5 |
71.1 |
30.7 |
4.0 |
| Deviation |
7.4 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
3.2 |
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 |
74.1 ± 13.7 |
33.5 ± 5.0 |
59.5 ± 6.0 |
162.1 ± 14.9 |
2.28 ± 0.65 |
0.47 ± 0.13 |
| VC |
78.4 ± 11.3 |
24.4 ± 3.6 |
43.9 ± 4.5 |
163.7 ± 15.1 |
3.30 ± 0.84 |
0.49 ± 0.12 |
| MX1 |
78.5 ± 11.5 |
25.9 ± 3.9 |
46.5 ± 4.7 |
163.4 ± 15.1 |
3.11 ± 0.79 |
0.49 ± 0.12 |
| MX2 |
78.5 ± 11.4 |
25.9 ± 3.9 |
46.5 ± 4.7 |
163.4 ± 15.1 |
3.12 ± 0.79 |
0.49 ± 0.12 |
| MX3 |
78.5 ± 11.4 |
25.9 ± 3.9 |
46.5 ± 4.7 |
163.4 ± 15.1 |
3.12 ± 0.79 |
0.49 ± 0.12 |
| RH8 |
79.8 ± 11.0 |
26.4 ± 3.9 |
47.4 ± 4.8 |
163.4 ± 15.1 |
3.10 ± 0.76 |
0.50 ± 0.11 |
| RH9 |
79.7 ± 11.0 |
27.8 ± 4.2 |
49.9 ± 5.1 |
163.1 ± 15.0 |
2.94 ± 0.72 |
0.50 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
79.5 ± 11.0 |
27.9 ± 4.2 |
50.0 ± 5.1 |
163.1 ± 15.0 |
2.92 ± 0.71 |
0.50 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
78.4 |
27.2 |
48.8 |
163.2 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
| Median |
78.5 |
26.4 |
47.4 |
163.4 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
1.8 |
2.8 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
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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