Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20002241849
Observation time: 08/11/2000 224.78443 1849 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
224.784427 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
67774.5 ± 6.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-15.648 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-59.079 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-5.580 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0010 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0304 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0355 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
11.42, 20.40, 22.11 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:10:16 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:41:28 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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-3.478 ± 1.441
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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] |
-408.4 ± 8.4 |
-507.8 ± 10.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
1.9 ± 3.6 |
-33.2 ± 11.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-18.7 ± 18.2 |
-113.4 ± 10.5 |
| Wi [km/s] |
27.9 ± 7.5 |
65.6 ± 16.8 |
| We [km/s] |
883.3 ± 238.4 |
2075.2 ± 531.5 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
1.6 ± 0.5 |
3.8 ± 0.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-2.2 ± 0.4 |
-4.1 ± 0.6 |
| By GSE [nT] |
9.0 ± 0.3 |
18.7 ± 0.7 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.5 ± 0.8 |
-0.0 ± 1.5 |
Plasma Beta
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0.032 ± 0.028
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0.103 ± 0.128
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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36.06 ± 9.73
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84.72 ± 21.70
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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170.92 ± 25.83
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216.56 ± 18.90
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.652 ± 0.598 |
0.257 ± 0.649 |
-0.713 ± 0.557 |
-45.48 ± 47.28 |
158.48 ± 53.81 |
| VC |
-0.707 ± 0.076 |
-0.252 ± 0.080 |
-0.661 ± 0.542 |
-41.39 ± 6.56 |
199.62 ± 6.11 |
| MX1 |
-0.738 ± 0.077 |
-0.038 ± 0.121 |
-0.674 ± 0.546 |
-42.35 ± 6.57 |
182.97 ± 9.41 |
| MX2 |
-0.753 ± 0.073 |
-0.048 ± 0.117 |
-0.656 ± 0.540 |
-41.00 ± 6.33 |
183.64 ± 8.93 |
| MX3 |
-0.766 ± 0.071 |
-0.056 ± 0.115 |
-0.640 ± 0.534 |
-39.78 ± 6.31 |
184.19 ± 8.57 |
| RH08 |
-0.933 ± 0.006 |
-0.074 ± 0.012 |
-0.352 ± 0.337 |
-20.61 ± 0.99 |
184.51 ± 0.72 |
| RH09 |
-0.938 ± 0.024 |
-0.058 ± 0.070 |
-0.341 ± 0.327 |
-19.92 ± 4.00 |
183.51 ± 4.29 |
| RH10 |
-0.942 ± 0.023 |
-0.058 ± 0.071 |
-0.330 ± 0.317 |
-19.25 ± 4.00 |
183.51 ± 4.29 |
| Average |
-0.804 |
-0.041 |
-0.546 |
-33.722 |
182.554 |
| Median |
-0.753 |
-0.056 |
-0.640 |
-39.780 |
183.641 |
| Deviation |
0.116 |
0.139 |
0.171 |
11.546 |
11.216 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
59.3 ± 4.9 |
482.8 ± 150.0 |
2.67 ± 0.58 |
| VC |
88.4 ± 4.7 |
545.6 ± 172.3 |
2.67 ± 0.58 |
| MX1 |
76.0 ± 4.7 |
550.2 ± 169.0 |
2.67 ± 0.58 |
| MX2 |
76.5 ± 4.6 |
557.0 ± 169.5 |
2.67 ± 0.58 |
| MX3 |
76.9 ± 4.6 |
562.8 ± 169.9 |
2.67 ± 0.58 |
| RH08 |
78.2 ± 3.7 |
605.1 ± 163.1 |
2.67 ± 0.58 |
| RH09 |
77.4 ± 3.6 |
604.9 ± 162.0 |
2.67 ± 0.58 |
| RH10 |
77.4 ± 3.6 |
605.0 ± 161.4 |
2.67 ± 0.58 |
| Average |
76.3 |
564.2 |
2.67 |
| Median |
77.4 |
562.8 |
2.67 |
| Deviation |
8.0 |
41.8 |
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 |
202.7 ± 17.0 |
18.0 ± 4.6 |
87.3 ± 13.2 |
174.1 ± 24.9 |
11.94 ± 3.08 |
1.19 ± 0.23 |
| VC |
245.1 ± 17.2 |
1.0 ± 0.2 |
4.8 ± 0.7 |
175.1 ± 24.7 |
265.60 ± 65.29 |
1.43 ± 0.27 |
| MX1 |
236.3 ± 17.3 |
8.5 ± 2.2 |
41.3 ± 6.2 |
174.9 ± 24.7 |
29.50 ± 7.34 |
1.38 ± 0.26 |
| MX2 |
237.2 ± 17.2 |
8.2 ± 2.1 |
39.9 ± 6.0 |
174.9 ± 24.7 |
30.67 ± 7.61 |
1.39 ± 0.26 |
| MX3 |
237.9 ± 17.0 |
7.9 ± 2.0 |
38.6 ± 5.8 |
174.9 ± 24.7 |
31.75 ± 7.86 |
1.39 ± 0.26 |
| RH8 |
217.6 ± 13.4 |
7.1 ± 1.8 |
34.8 ± 5.3 |
174.9 ± 24.7 |
32.19 ± 7.72 |
1.27 ± 0.23 |
| RH9 |
215.4 ± 13.2 |
7.7 ± 2.0 |
37.4 ± 5.6 |
174.9 ± 24.7 |
29.69 ± 7.12 |
1.26 ± 0.23 |
| RH10 |
214.1 ± 13.0 |
7.6 ± 1.9 |
37.2 ± 5.6 |
174.9 ± 24.7 |
29.65 ± 7.10 |
1.25 ± 0.23 |
| Average |
225.8 |
8.3 |
40.2 |
174.8 |
57.6 |
1.3 |
| Median |
236.3 |
7.9 |
38.6 |
174.9 |
30.7 |
1.4 |
| Deviation |
15.2 |
4.6 |
22.4 |
0.3 |
84.3 |
0.1 |
Downstream 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 |
79.3 ± 8.5 |
40.4 ± 9.3 |
110.6 ± 9.7 |
230.0 ± 13.4 |
2.05 ± 0.50 |
0.35 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
103.4 ± 6.6 |
2.2 ± 0.5 |
6.0 ± 0.5 |
233.7 ± 12.3 |
50.07 ± 13.35 |
0.44 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
97.8 ± 7.1 |
18.9 ± 4.2 |
52.3 ± 4.6 |
232.9 ± 12.5 |
5.42 ± 1.35 |
0.42 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
98.5 ± 7.1 |
18.2 ± 4.1 |
50.5 ± 4.4 |
233.0 ± 12.5 |
5.66 ± 1.40 |
0.42 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
99.1 ± 7.1 |
17.6 ± 4.0 |
49.0 ± 4.3 |
233.0 ± 12.5 |
5.87 ± 1.44 |
0.43 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
88.9 ± 8.4 |
15.9 ± 3.6 |
44.1 ± 3.8 |
233.1 ± 12.5 |
5.80 ± 1.17 |
0.38 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
87.8 ± 8.5 |
17.1 ± 3.8 |
47.3 ± 4.1 |
233.0 ± 12.5 |
5.33 ± 1.06 |
0.38 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
87.2 ± 8.6 |
17.0 ± 3.8 |
47.1 ± 4.1 |
233.1 ± 12.5 |
5.32 ± 1.05 |
0.38 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
92.7 |
18.4 |
50.9 |
232.7 |
10.7 |
0.4 |
| Median |
97.8 |
17.6 |
49.0 |
233.0 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
| Deviation |
8.1 |
10.4 |
28.4 |
1.1 |
16.0 |
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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