Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20002862233
Observation time: 10/12/2000 286.94019 2233 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
286.940191 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
81232.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
31.190 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-239.595 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-0.110 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0276 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0304 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
3.65, 11.13, 11.55 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:10:42 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:52:41 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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0.759 ± 0.593
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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] |
-327.4 ± 7.1 |
-441.7 ± 6.1 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-18.7 ± 2.8 |
-52.4 ± 8.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
13.8 ± 2.4 |
20.3 ± 18.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
33.6 ± 2.9 |
43.9 ± 3.7 |
| We [km/s] |
1061.9 ± 92.5 |
1387.5 ± 117.4 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.3 ± 0.3 |
10.1 ± 0.8 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-1.8 ± 0.3 |
-1.7 ± 1.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
4.4 ± 0.0 |
12.6 ± 1.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.7 ± 0.2 |
11.2 ± 1.8 |
Plasma Beta
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0.283 ± 0.302
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0.140 ± 0.141
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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43.35 ± 3.77
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56.65 ± 4.79
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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63.74 ± 2.61
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117.37 ± 5.14
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.985 ± 0.072 |
0.172 ± 0.404 |
-0.030 ± 0.030 |
-1.72 ± 22.97 |
170.09 ± 23.49 |
| VC |
-0.957 ± 0.024 |
-0.285 ± 0.076 |
0.055 ± 0.055 |
3.14 ± 8.42 |
196.56 ± 4.56 |
| MX1 |
-0.976 ± 0.026 |
-0.123 ± 0.110 |
0.177 ± 0.175 |
10.19 ± 7.10 |
187.20 ± 6.46 |
| MX2 |
-0.972 ± 0.026 |
-0.140 ± 0.095 |
0.189 ± 0.187 |
10.91 ± 6.58 |
188.22 ± 5.60 |
| MX3 |
-0.969 ± 0.025 |
-0.149 ± 0.088 |
0.195 ± 0.193 |
11.27 ± 6.35 |
188.75 ± 5.20 |
| RH08 |
-0.970 ± 0.003 |
-0.111 ± 0.012 |
0.218 ± 0.214 |
12.58 ± 0.74 |
186.52 ± 0.71 |
| RH09 |
-0.959 ± 0.020 |
-0.076 ± 0.070 |
0.274 ± 0.267 |
15.89 ± 4.01 |
184.51 ± 4.20 |
| RH10 |
-0.956 ± 0.021 |
-0.075 ± 0.071 |
0.285 ± 0.277 |
16.55 ± 3.98 |
184.51 ± 4.24 |
| Average |
-0.968 |
-0.098 |
0.170 |
9.853 |
185.796 |
| Median |
-0.969 |
-0.111 |
0.195 |
11.273 |
187.195 |
| Deviation |
0.010 |
0.128 |
0.107 |
6.222 |
7.397 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
66.6 ± 3.4 |
501.1 ± 23.6 |
2.43 ± 0.24 |
| VC |
84.0 ± 2.9 |
526.0 ± 20.4 |
2.43 ± 0.24 |
| MX1 |
72.3 ± 2.9 |
526.0 ± 20.4 |
2.43 ± 0.24 |
| MX2 |
72.7 ± 2.8 |
526.0 ± 20.2 |
2.43 ± 0.24 |
| MX3 |
72.9 ± 2.8 |
525.9 ± 20.1 |
2.43 ± 0.24 |
| RH08 |
70.4 ± 2.8 |
524.1 ± 20.1 |
2.43 ± 0.24 |
| RH09 |
66.9 ± 2.8 |
516.8 ± 20.0 |
2.43 ± 0.24 |
| RH10 |
66.5 ± 2.7 |
515.2 ± 19.9 |
2.43 ± 0.24 |
| Average |
71.5 |
520.1 |
2.43 |
| Median |
72.3 |
525.9 |
2.43 |
| Deviation |
5.7 |
8.8 |
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 |
182.4 ± 7.0 |
14.4 ± 0.8 |
25.3 ± 1.0 |
75.8 ± 1.3 |
12.66 ± 0.46 |
2.41 ± 0.12 |
| VC |
206.6 ± 6.8 |
3.8 ± 0.2 |
6.7 ± 0.3 |
77.1 ± 1.3 |
55.00 ± 1.92 |
2.68 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
201.5 ± 6.7 |
11.0 ± 0.6 |
19.4 ± 0.8 |
76.4 ± 1.3 |
18.40 ± 0.65 |
2.64 ± 0.11 |
| MX2 |
202.6 ± 6.7 |
10.7 ± 0.6 |
19.0 ± 0.8 |
76.4 ± 1.3 |
18.91 ± 0.67 |
2.65 ± 0.11 |
| MX3 |
203.1 ± 6.6 |
10.6 ± 0.6 |
18.8 ± 0.8 |
76.5 ± 1.3 |
19.18 ± 0.68 |
2.66 ± 0.11 |
| RH8 |
201.6 ± 6.6 |
12.2 ± 0.7 |
21.4 ± 0.9 |
76.2 ± 1.3 |
16.61 ± 0.59 |
2.65 ± 0.11 |
| RH9 |
197.7 ± 6.4 |
14.3 ± 0.8 |
25.0 ± 1.0 |
75.9 ± 1.3 |
13.87 ± 0.50 |
2.61 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
197.0 ± 6.4 |
14.5 ± 0.8 |
25.4 ± 1.0 |
75.8 ± 1.3 |
13.60 ± 0.49 |
2.60 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
199.0 |
11.4 |
20.1 |
76.3 |
21.0 |
2.6 |
| Median |
201.6 |
12.2 |
21.4 |
76.4 |
18.4 |
2.6 |
| Deviation |
7.4 |
3.5 |
6.2 |
0.4 |
14.0 |
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 |
75.9 ± 7.5 |
20.5 ± 1.5 |
46.6 ± 2.0 |
128.7 ± 6.1 |
3.73 ± 0.53 |
0.59 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
87.2 ± 4.0 |
5.4 ± 0.4 |
12.4 ± 0.5 |
130.2 ± 6.2 |
16.33 ± 1.47 |
0.67 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
84.6 ± 5.3 |
15.6 ± 1.2 |
35.7 ± 1.6 |
129.4 ± 6.1 |
5.44 ± 0.48 |
0.65 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
85.5 ± 5.3 |
15.3 ± 1.1 |
34.9 ± 1.5 |
129.5 ± 6.1 |
5.62 ± 0.48 |
0.66 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
86.0 ± 5.3 |
15.1 ± 1.1 |
34.5 ± 1.5 |
129.5 ± 6.1 |
5.72 ± 0.48 |
0.66 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
85.6 ± 5.7 |
17.3 ± 1.3 |
39.5 ± 1.7 |
129.2 ± 6.1 |
4.97 ± 0.42 |
0.66 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
83.8 ± 6.3 |
20.3 ± 1.5 |
46.1 ± 2.0 |
128.8 ± 6.1 |
4.14 ± 0.35 |
0.65 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
83.4 ± 6.4 |
20.6 ± 1.6 |
46.8 ± 2.1 |
128.7 ± 6.1 |
4.06 ± 0.34 |
0.65 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
84.0 |
16.3 |
37.1 |
129.3 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
| Median |
85.5 |
17.3 |
39.5 |
129.4 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
3.5 |
5.0 |
11.3 |
0.5 |
4.1 |
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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