Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20001081016
Observation time: 04/17/2000 108.42811 1016 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
108.428108 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
36988.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
91.222 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
0.548 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-7.514 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0012 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0380 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0011
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0367 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
9.07, 12.35, 13.66 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:09:28 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:21:11 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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25.893 ± 2.496
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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] |
-435.4 ± 1.8 |
-492.7 ± 8.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
7.2 ± 6.3 |
-12.3 ± 1.8 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
1.5 ± 10.4 |
-9.2 ± 10.8 |
| Wi [km/s] |
49.5 ± 1.3 |
40.4 ± 1.3 |
| We [km/s] |
1563.9 ± 41.2 |
1278.1 ± 40.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
7.5 ± 0.3 |
4.1 ± 0.1 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.3 ± 0.6 |
0.6 ± 0.9 |
| By GSE [nT] |
4.3 ± 1.6 |
4.6 ± 0.1 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
4.9 ± 1.7 |
0.5 ± 1.4 |
Plasma Beta
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0.681 ± 0.656
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0.586 ± 0.584
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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63.84 ± 1.68
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52.18 ± 1.65
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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60.51 ± 3.87
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52.88 ± 1.64
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.986 ± 0.211 |
0.147 ± 1.406 |
0.085 ± 0.084 |
4.85 ± 16.01 |
171.53 ± 81.76 |
| VC |
-0.931 ± 0.052 |
-0.318 ± 0.099 |
-0.180 ± 0.178 |
-10.39 ± 13.39 |
198.88 ± 6.04 |
| MX1 |
-0.579 ± 0.114 |
-0.621 ± 0.111 |
-0.527 ± 0.472 |
-31.83 ± 9.40 |
227.00 ± 8.98 |
| MX2 |
-0.958 ± 0.283 |
0.236 ± 1.132 |
-0.164 ± 0.163 |
-9.46 ± 17.13 |
166.15 ± 67.74 |
| MX3 |
-0.714 ± 0.150 |
-0.370 ± 0.184 |
-0.594 ± 0.512 |
-36.44 ± 13.04 |
207.40 ± 13.92 |
| RH08 |
-0.953 ± 0.005 |
0.058 ± 0.009 |
-0.296 ± 0.287 |
-17.22 ± 1.00 |
176.49 ± 0.53 |
| RH09 |
-0.848 ± 0.037 |
0.352 ± 0.065 |
-0.397 ± 0.374 |
-23.37 ± 4.03 |
157.44 ± 4.35 |
| RH10 |
-0.864 ± 0.035 |
0.324 ± 0.066 |
-0.385 ± 0.365 |
-22.67 ± 4.03 |
159.44 ± 4.34 |
| Average |
-0.854 |
-0.024 |
-0.307 |
-18.317 |
183.041 |
| Median |
-0.864 |
0.147 |
-0.296 |
-17.223 |
176.490 |
| Deviation |
0.141 |
0.364 |
0.219 |
13.280 |
25.214 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
55.8 ± 4.8 |
367.9 ± 9.6 |
0.54 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
84.0 ± 5.8 |
329.9 ± 9.1 |
0.54 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
63.9 ± 5.3 |
185.2 ± 12.1 |
0.54 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
63.8 ± 4.7 |
357.3 ± 7.7 |
0.54 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
73.6 ± 4.1 |
243.2 ± 12.3 |
0.54 ± 0.03 |
| RH08 |
75.2 ± 4.3 |
348.7 ± 8.1 |
0.54 ± 0.03 |
| RH09 |
71.7 ± 8.0 |
319.2 ± 10.6 |
0.54 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
71.8 ± 7.5 |
324.4 ± 10.3 |
0.54 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
70.0 |
309.5 |
0.54 |
| Median |
71.8 |
329.9 |
0.54 |
| Deviation |
8.6 |
63.1 |
0.00 |
Upstream 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 |
-62.4 ± 1.1 |
25.7 ± 0.8 |
34.0 ± 2.2 |
84.2 ± 1.6 |
-2.43 ± 0.10 |
-0.74 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
-72.7 ± 3.5 |
4.6 ± 0.1 |
6.4 ± 0.4 |
87.9 ± 1.8 |
-15.76 ± 0.66 |
-0.83 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
-61.8 ± 5.9 |
19.8 ± 0.6 |
26.7 ± 1.7 |
85.8 ± 1.7 |
-3.12 ± 0.24 |
-0.72 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
-61.1 ± 2.9 |
19.9 ± 0.6 |
26.7 ± 1.7 |
85.8 ± 1.7 |
-3.07 ± 0.12 |
-0.71 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
-64.2 ± 6.3 |
12.5 ± 0.4 |
17.0 ± 1.1 |
87.2 ± 1.8 |
-5.15 ± 0.40 |
-0.74 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
-66.3 ± 3.9 |
11.3 ± 0.3 |
15.4 ± 1.0 |
87.3 ± 1.8 |
-5.89 ± 0.25 |
-0.76 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
-51.8 ± 5.5 |
13.9 ± 0.4 |
19.0 ± 1.2 |
86.9 ± 1.8 |
-3.72 ± 0.35 |
-0.60 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
-53.5 ± 5.3 |
13.8 ± 0.4 |
18.9 ± 1.2 |
86.9 ± 1.8 |
-3.87 ± 0.33 |
-0.62 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
-61.7 |
15.2 |
20.5 |
86.5 |
-5.4 |
-0.7 |
| Median |
-61.8 |
13.9 |
19.0 |
86.9 |
-3.7 |
-0.7 |
| Deviation |
6.7 |
6.5 |
8.5 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
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 |
-115.1 ± 8.9 |
21.8 ± 0.5 |
29.7 ± 0.9 |
71.0 ± 1.6 |
-5.28 ± 0.42 |
-1.62 ± 0.13 |
| VC |
-134.2 ± 6.0 |
3.9 ± 0.1 |
5.6 ± 0.2 |
74.2 ± 1.6 |
-34.34 ± 1.65 |
-1.81 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
-112.8 ± 3.1 |
16.8 ± 0.4 |
23.3 ± 0.7 |
72.4 ± 1.6 |
-6.73 ± 0.20 |
-1.56 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
-113.1 ± 6.5 |
16.8 ± 0.4 |
23.4 ± 0.7 |
72.4 ± 1.6 |
-6.72 ± 0.40 |
-1.56 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
-118.8 ± 3.5 |
10.6 ± 0.2 |
14.9 ± 0.5 |
73.6 ± 1.6 |
-11.25 ± 0.34 |
-1.62 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
-123.0 ± 5.5 |
9.5 ± 0.2 |
13.5 ± 0.4 |
73.7 ± 1.6 |
-12.90 ± 0.60 |
-1.67 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
-97.8 ± 4.4 |
11.8 ± 0.3 |
16.6 ± 0.5 |
73.4 ± 1.6 |
-8.28 ± 0.37 |
-1.33 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
-100.8 ± 4.5 |
11.7 ± 0.3 |
16.5 ± 0.5 |
73.4 ± 1.6 |
-8.61 ± 0.38 |
-1.37 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
-114.5 |
12.9 |
17.9 |
73.0 |
-11.8 |
-1.6 |
| Median |
-113.1 |
11.8 |
16.6 |
73.4 |
-8.3 |
-1.6 |
| Deviation |
11.7 |
5.5 |
7.4 |
1.0 |
9.5 |
0.2 |
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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