Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20002481313
Observation time: 09/04/2000 248.55120 1313 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
248.551198 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
47623.5 ± 18.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
19.173 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-186.157 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-10.040 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0010 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0304 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0298 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
8.93, 22.52, 22.82 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:10:19 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:43:25 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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5.998 ± 0.610
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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] |
-458.3 ± 5.1 |
-476.8 ± 7.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-7.2 ± 4.8 |
11.6 ± 8.9 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
44.3 ± 3.9 |
43.5 ± 7.3 |
| Wi [km/s] |
31.0 ± 2.3 |
40.5 ± 1.5 |
| We [km/s] |
979.5 ± 71.5 |
1279.9 ± 47.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.2 ± 0.2 |
8.5 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-2.2 ± 0.3 |
-4.5 ± 0.9 |
| By GSE [nT] |
1.4 ± 0.4 |
1.3 ± 1.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-3.2 ± 0.2 |
-4.8 ± 1.0 |
Plasma Beta
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0.497 ± 0.502
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0.608 ± 0.622
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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39.99 ± 2.92
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52.25 ± 1.94
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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44.34 ± 1.75
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52.02 ± 1.97
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.906 ± 0.384 |
0.286 ± 1.004 |
0.314 ± 0.303 |
18.27 ± 41.98 |
162.50 ± 63.34 |
| VC |
-0.719 ± 0.262 |
0.691 ± 0.273 |
-0.073 ± 0.073 |
-4.20 ± 18.19 |
136.13 ± 21.71 |
| MX1 |
-0.734 ± 0.402 |
0.579 ± 0.490 |
0.357 ± 0.341 |
20.89 ± 29.58 |
141.74 ± 37.18 |
| MX2 |
-0.794 ± 0.440 |
0.552 ± 0.619 |
0.253 ± 0.248 |
14.66 ± 28.65 |
145.19 ± 44.36 |
| MX3 |
-0.849 ± 0.427 |
0.480 ± 0.736 |
0.221 ± 0.217 |
12.77 ± 28.93 |
150.51 ± 49.57 |
| RH08 |
-0.992 ± 0.001 |
0.043 ± 0.014 |
0.117 ± 0.117 |
6.74 ± 0.64 |
177.49 ± 0.78 |
| RH09 |
-0.990 ± 0.010 |
0.131 ± 0.068 |
-0.061 ± 0.061 |
-3.52 ± 4.03 |
172.48 ± 3.95 |
| RH10 |
-0.990 ± 0.010 |
0.131 ± 0.068 |
-0.061 ± 0.061 |
-3.52 ± 4.03 |
172.48 ± 3.95 |
| Average |
-0.872 |
0.362 |
0.133 |
7.761 |
157.314 |
| Median |
-0.849 |
0.480 |
0.221 |
12.769 |
162.497 |
| Deviation |
0.115 |
0.245 |
0.179 |
10.380 |
15.941 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
70.0 ± 5.4 |
471.6 ± 18.9 |
2.04 ± 0.13 |
| VC |
47.1 ± 5.8 |
370.8 ± 15.8 |
2.04 ± 0.13 |
| MX1 |
71.3 ± 5.7 |
396.4 ± 19.5 |
2.04 ± 0.13 |
| MX2 |
65.0 ± 5.7 |
420.6 ± 18.7 |
2.04 ± 0.13 |
| MX3 |
63.2 ± 5.6 |
443.7 ± 18.3 |
2.04 ± 0.13 |
| RH08 |
63.0 ± 5.2 |
498.1 ± 16.9 |
2.04 ± 0.13 |
| RH09 |
51.7 ± 5.2 |
490.5 ± 15.0 |
2.04 ± 0.13 |
| RH10 |
51.7 ± 5.2 |
490.5 ± 15.0 |
2.04 ± 0.13 |
| Average |
60.4 |
447.8 |
2.04 |
| Median |
63.2 |
471.6 |
2.04 |
| Deviation |
9.1 |
47.9 |
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 |
44.7 ± 4.8 |
10.3 ± 0.3 |
15.2 ± 0.6 |
58.9 ± 1.1 |
4.34 ± 0.42 |
0.76 ± 0.08 |
| VC |
49.6 ± 4.2 |
21.6 ± 0.7 |
30.2 ± 1.2 |
55.8 ± 1.0 |
2.30 ± 0.17 |
0.89 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
48.6 ± 4.4 |
9.6 ± 0.3 |
14.2 ± 0.6 |
59.0 ± 1.1 |
5.07 ± 0.43 |
0.82 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
49.4 ± 4.4 |
12.8 ± 0.4 |
18.7 ± 0.7 |
58.4 ± 1.1 |
3.86 ± 0.31 |
0.84 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
48.3 ± 4.5 |
13.7 ± 0.4 |
20.0 ± 0.8 |
58.2 ± 1.1 |
3.52 ± 0.29 |
0.83 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
38.5 ± 5.1 |
13.8 ± 0.4 |
20.1 ± 0.8 |
58.2 ± 1.1 |
2.78 ± 0.33 |
0.66 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
40.6 ± 4.9 |
19.4 ± 0.6 |
27.5 ± 1.1 |
56.6 ± 1.1 |
2.09 ± 0.22 |
0.72 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
40.6 ± 4.9 |
19.4 ± 0.6 |
27.5 ± 1.1 |
56.6 ± 1.1 |
2.09 ± 0.22 |
0.72 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
45.0 |
15.1 |
21.7 |
57.7 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
| Median |
48.3 |
13.8 |
20.1 |
58.2 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
4.6 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
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 |
22.8 ± 9.2 |
12.8 ± 0.4 |
17.8 ± 0.7 |
72.6 ± 2.1 |
1.79 ± 0.73 |
0.32 ± 0.13 |
| VC |
23.2 ± 7.6 |
26.9 ± 0.7 |
35.4 ± 1.3 |
68.7 ± 2.0 |
0.86 ± 0.29 |
0.34 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
24.4 ± 9.6 |
12.0 ± 0.3 |
16.7 ± 0.6 |
72.8 ± 2.1 |
2.05 ± 0.82 |
0.34 ± 0.13 |
| MX2 |
24.5 ± 9.1 |
15.9 ± 0.4 |
22.0 ± 0.8 |
72.0 ± 2.1 |
1.54 ± 0.58 |
0.34 ± 0.13 |
| MX3 |
23.7 ± 8.9 |
17.1 ± 0.5 |
23.5 ± 0.9 |
71.7 ± 2.1 |
1.40 ± 0.53 |
0.33 ± 0.13 |
| RH8 |
19.4 ± 8.1 |
17.2 ± 0.5 |
23.6 ± 0.9 |
71.7 ± 2.1 |
1.13 ± 0.48 |
0.27 ± 0.12 |
| RH9 |
19.8 ± 7.0 |
24.2 ± 0.7 |
32.2 ± 1.2 |
69.7 ± 2.0 |
0.82 ± 0.30 |
0.29 ± 0.10 |
| RH10 |
19.8 ± 7.0 |
24.2 ± 0.7 |
32.2 ± 1.2 |
69.7 ± 2.0 |
0.82 ± 0.30 |
0.29 ± 0.10 |
| Average |
22.2 |
18.8 |
25.4 |
71.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
| Median |
23.2 |
17.2 |
23.6 |
71.7 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
| Deviation |
2.2 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
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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