Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20002741116
Observation time: 09/30/2000 274.47009 1116 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
274.470087 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
40615.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
33.460 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-252.600 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-4.240 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0271 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0266 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.27, 63.27, 64.35 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:10:31 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:47:03 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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8.101 ± 0.619
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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] |
-397.6 ± 1.8 |
-418.9 ± 1.4 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-4.8 ± 1.8 |
3.8 ± 1.8 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-22.6 ± 2.9 |
-22.5 ± 3.0 |
| Wi [km/s] |
16.2 ± 0.7 |
19.7 ± 0.9 |
| We [km/s] |
512.2 ± 22.9 |
622.0 ± 29.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
6.7 ± 0.4 |
10.3 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
5.2 ± 0.7 |
4.7 ± 0.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
8.6 ± 0.7 |
13.5 ± 0.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-5.4 ± 0.4 |
-5.2 ± 0.7 |
Plasma Beta
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0.028 ± 0.027
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0.036 ± 0.038
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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20.91 ± 0.94
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25.39 ± 1.21
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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97.22 ± 3.58
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103.30 ± 2.08
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.764 ± 0.225 |
-0.146 ± 0.248 |
0.629 ± 0.529 |
38.95 ± 20.47 |
190.80 ± 18.31 |
| VC |
-0.930 ± 0.031 |
0.369 ± 0.079 |
0.008 ± 0.008 |
0.44 ± 9.86 |
158.37 ± 4.87 |
| MX1 |
-0.965 ± 0.047 |
-0.106 ± 0.160 |
0.239 ± 0.234 |
13.81 ± 10.59 |
186.25 ± 9.51 |
| MX2 |
-0.982 ± 0.034 |
-0.097 ± 0.158 |
0.160 ± 0.158 |
9.19 ± 10.73 |
185.67 ± 9.22 |
| MX3 |
-0.997 ± 0.013 |
-0.082 ± 0.156 |
-0.005 ± 0.005 |
-0.27 ± 11.91 |
184.71 ± 8.95 |
| RH08 |
-0.993 ± 0.002 |
0.009 ± 0.009 |
-0.117 ± 0.117 |
-6.74 ± 1.22 |
179.50 ± 0.52 |
| RH09 |
-0.992 ± 0.009 |
-0.009 ± 0.070 |
-0.128 ± 0.128 |
-7.38 ± 4.01 |
180.50 ± 4.07 |
| RH10 |
-0.992 ± 0.009 |
-0.009 ± 0.070 |
-0.128 ± 0.128 |
-7.38 ± 4.01 |
180.50 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.952 |
-0.009 |
0.082 |
5.078 |
180.788 |
| Median |
-0.982 |
-0.009 |
0.008 |
0.441 |
184.711 |
| Deviation |
0.079 |
0.162 |
0.259 |
15.770 |
9.810 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
40.9 ± 5.1 |
332.3 ± 6.5 |
1.55 ± 0.11 |
| VC |
81.3 ± 4.4 |
430.5 ± 11.7 |
1.55 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
50.7 ± 4.4 |
432.7 ± 8.3 |
1.55 ± 0.11 |
| MX2 |
53.3 ± 4.2 |
442.8 ± 8.8 |
1.55 ± 0.11 |
| MX3 |
59.0 ± 3.7 |
454.3 ± 9.7 |
1.55 ± 0.11 |
| RH08 |
66.9 ± 3.6 |
457.7 ± 10.7 |
1.55 ± 0.11 |
| RH09 |
66.5 ± 3.5 |
457.0 ± 10.7 |
1.55 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
66.5 ± 3.5 |
457.0 ± 10.7 |
1.55 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
60.6 |
433.1 |
1.55 |
| Median |
66.5 |
454.3 |
1.55 |
| Deviation |
12.4 |
42.2 |
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 |
42.2 ± 2.1 |
15.6 ± 0.7 |
73.5 ± 2.7 |
98.2 ± 3.5 |
2.70 ± 0.15 |
0.43 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
62.9 ± 2.2 |
3.1 ± 0.1 |
14.7 ± 0.5 |
99.4 ± 3.4 |
20.41 ± 0.82 |
0.63 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
53.8 ± 1.7 |
13.1 ± 0.6 |
61.6 ± 2.3 |
98.6 ± 3.5 |
4.12 ± 0.17 |
0.55 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
55.4 ± 1.7 |
12.3 ± 0.5 |
58.1 ± 2.1 |
98.7 ± 3.4 |
4.50 ± 0.19 |
0.56 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
57.6 ± 1.6 |
10.6 ± 0.4 |
50.0 ± 1.8 |
98.9 ± 3.4 |
5.45 ± 0.22 |
0.58 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
60.3 ± 1.8 |
8.0 ± 0.3 |
38.1 ± 1.4 |
99.1 ± 3.4 |
7.51 ± 0.31 |
0.61 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
59.8 ± 1.8 |
8.2 ± 0.3 |
38.8 ± 1.4 |
99.1 ± 3.4 |
7.32 ± 0.31 |
0.60 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
59.8 ± 1.8 |
8.2 ± 0.3 |
38.8 ± 1.4 |
99.1 ± 3.4 |
7.32 ± 0.31 |
0.60 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
56.5 |
9.9 |
46.7 |
98.9 |
7.4 |
0.6 |
| Median |
59.8 |
10.6 |
50.0 |
99.1 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
6.5 |
3.9 |
18.1 |
0.4 |
5.5 |
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 |
27.0 ± 1.6 |
18.9 ± 0.9 |
78.1 ± 1.6 |
104.7 ± 1.9 |
1.43 ± 0.14 |
0.26 ± 0.01 |
| VC |
40.0 ± 1.6 |
3.7 ± 0.2 |
15.6 ± 0.3 |
106.3 ± 1.8 |
10.75 ± 0.62 |
0.38 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
34.1 ± 1.1 |
15.8 ± 0.7 |
65.4 ± 1.3 |
105.2 ± 1.9 |
2.16 ± 0.14 |
0.32 ± 0.01 |
| MX2 |
35.3 ± 1.2 |
14.9 ± 0.7 |
61.7 ± 1.2 |
105.3 ± 1.9 |
2.38 ± 0.15 |
0.33 ± 0.01 |
| MX3 |
37.1 ± 1.3 |
12.8 ± 0.6 |
53.2 ± 1.1 |
105.6 ± 1.9 |
2.91 ± 0.18 |
0.35 ± 0.01 |
| RH8 |
39.0 ± 1.6 |
9.7 ± 0.4 |
40.5 ± 0.8 |
105.9 ± 1.8 |
4.03 ± 0.24 |
0.37 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
38.8 ± 1.6 |
9.9 ± 0.4 |
41.2 ± 0.8 |
105.9 ± 1.8 |
3.94 ± 0.24 |
0.37 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
38.8 ± 1.6 |
9.9 ± 0.4 |
41.2 ± 0.8 |
105.9 ± 1.8 |
3.94 ± 0.24 |
0.37 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
36.3 |
11.9 |
49.6 |
105.6 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
| Median |
38.8 |
12.8 |
53.2 |
105.9 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
| Deviation |
4.2 |
4.7 |
19.3 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
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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