Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20002011530
Observation time: 07/19/2000 201.64609 1530 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
201.646094 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
55822.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
11.749 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-60.332 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-5.575 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0241 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0259 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
3.09, 7.36, 7.66 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:09:55 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:31:07 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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0.405 ± 0.209
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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] |
-471.0 ± 7.6 |
-578.8 ± 6.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-40.5 ± 4.2 |
-83.7 ± 5.3 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
23.5 ± 5.7 |
72.9 ± 15.7 |
| Wi [km/s] |
29.4 ± 2.4 |
49.3 ± 4.5 |
| We [km/s] |
928.5 ± 75.6 |
1557.9 ± 140.8 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
2.3 ± 0.2 |
7.4 ± 0.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.8 ± 0.8 |
5.4 ± 0.9 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.9 ± 0.6 |
-7.6 ± 1.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.0 ± 0.4 |
5.5 ± 2.4 |
Plasma Beta
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0.249 ± 0.234
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0.321 ± 0.399
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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37.90 ± 3.09
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63.60 ± 5.75
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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59.98 ± 4.69
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89.20 ± 8.51
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.761 ± 0.269 |
0.423 ± 0.429 |
0.492 ± 0.448 |
29.50 ± 17.47 |
150.92 ± 31.83 |
| VC |
-0.855 ± 0.049 |
-0.342 ± 0.041 |
0.390 ± 0.369 |
22.98 ± 7.34 |
201.81 ± 2.43 |
| MX1 |
-0.948 ± 0.036 |
-0.060 ± 0.196 |
0.313 ± 0.303 |
18.27 ± 6.28 |
183.65 ± 11.86 |
| MX2 |
-0.949 ± 0.033 |
-0.181 ± 0.113 |
0.257 ± 0.251 |
14.89 ± 5.62 |
190.80 ± 6.82 |
| MX3 |
-0.948 ± 0.033 |
-0.217 ± 0.103 |
0.235 ± 0.230 |
13.57 ± 5.90 |
192.89 ± 6.20 |
| RH08 |
-0.975 ± 0.004 |
-0.164 ± 0.018 |
0.151 ± 0.150 |
8.68 ± 1.22 |
189.53 ± 1.09 |
| RH09 |
-0.993 ± 0.008 |
-0.113 ± 0.068 |
0.028 ± 0.028 |
1.60 ± 3.98 |
186.52 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.993 ± 0.008 |
-0.113 ± 0.068 |
0.028 ± 0.028 |
1.60 ± 4.04 |
186.52 ± 3.92 |
| Average |
-0.928 |
-0.096 |
0.237 |
13.885 |
185.330 |
| Median |
-0.948 |
-0.113 |
0.257 |
14.886 |
189.526 |
| Deviation |
0.080 |
0.226 |
0.165 |
9.825 |
14.958 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
35.0 ± 7.3 |
483.8 ± 11.3 |
3.21 ± 0.29 |
| VC |
69.5 ± 11.4 |
608.5 ± 8.6 |
3.21 ± 0.29 |
| MX1 |
52.1 ± 11.5 |
630.9 ± 7.8 |
3.21 ± 0.29 |
| MX2 |
58.0 ± 12.0 |
638.7 ± 7.3 |
3.21 ± 0.29 |
| MX3 |
59.7 ± 12.1 |
639.0 ± 7.2 |
3.21 ± 0.29 |
| RH08 |
55.8 ± 12.5 |
643.3 ± 6.9 |
3.21 ± 0.29 |
| RH09 |
52.4 ± 12.9 |
638.2 ± 7.3 |
3.21 ± 0.29 |
| RH10 |
52.4 ± 12.9 |
638.2 ± 7.3 |
3.21 ± 0.29 |
| Average |
54.4 |
615.1 |
3.21 |
| Median |
55.8 |
638.2 |
3.21 |
| Deviation |
9.7 |
54.2 |
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 |
131.0 ± 5.4 |
28.5 ± 1.5 |
49.1 ± 3.8 |
65.1 ± 3.3 |
4.61 ± 0.37 |
2.02 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
182.9 ± 7.5 |
11.3 ± 0.5 |
21.0 ± 1.6 |
70.2 ± 2.8 |
16.24 ± 1.05 |
2.61 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
174.7 ± 7.3 |
20.4 ± 0.9 |
36.8 ± 2.9 |
68.1 ± 3.0 |
8.58 ± 0.62 |
2.57 ± 0.08 |
| MX2 |
178.2 ± 7.6 |
17.4 ± 0.8 |
31.8 ± 2.5 |
68.9 ± 2.9 |
10.25 ± 0.73 |
2.59 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
178.3 ± 7.7 |
16.5 ± 0.7 |
30.2 ± 2.4 |
69.2 ± 2.9 |
10.83 ± 0.77 |
2.58 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
173.9 ± 7.7 |
18.5 ± 0.8 |
33.7 ± 2.6 |
68.6 ± 2.9 |
9.41 ± 0.70 |
2.53 ± 0.07 |
| RH9 |
165.2 ± 7.8 |
20.3 ± 0.9 |
36.6 ± 2.9 |
68.1 ± 3.0 |
8.16 ± 0.64 |
2.42 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
165.2 ± 7.8 |
20.3 ± 0.9 |
36.6 ± 2.9 |
68.1 ± 3.0 |
8.16 ± 0.64 |
2.42 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
168.7 |
19.2 |
34.5 |
68.3 |
9.5 |
2.5 |
| Median |
174.7 |
20.3 |
36.6 |
68.6 |
9.4 |
2.6 |
| Deviation |
16.4 |
4.8 |
7.9 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
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 |
43.0 ± 8.1 |
46.4 ± 2.3 |
73.0 ± 7.0 |
99.5 ± 5.5 |
0.93 ± 0.19 |
0.43 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
56.7 ± 6.3 |
18.2 ± 0.7 |
31.2 ± 3.0 |
108.3 ± 4.7 |
3.13 ± 0.45 |
0.52 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
54.5 ± 6.0 |
33.1 ± 1.4 |
54.7 ± 5.2 |
104.8 ± 4.9 |
1.66 ± 0.24 |
0.52 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
55.3 ± 5.9 |
28.2 ± 1.2 |
47.3 ± 4.5 |
106.2 ± 4.8 |
1.97 ± 0.28 |
0.52 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
55.2 ± 6.0 |
26.7 ± 1.1 |
44.9 ± 4.3 |
106.6 ± 4.8 |
2.08 ± 0.30 |
0.52 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
54.3 ± 6.0 |
30.0 ± 1.2 |
50.1 ± 4.8 |
105.7 ± 4.8 |
1.82 ± 0.27 |
0.51 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
51.8 ± 6.6 |
32.9 ± 1.4 |
54.5 ± 5.2 |
104.8 ± 4.9 |
1.58 ± 0.25 |
0.49 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
51.8 ± 6.6 |
32.9 ± 1.4 |
54.5 ± 5.2 |
104.8 ± 4.9 |
1.58 ± 0.25 |
0.49 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
52.8 |
31.0 |
51.3 |
105.1 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
| Median |
54.5 |
32.9 |
54.5 |
105.7 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
4.3 |
7.9 |
11.7 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
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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