Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20003051709
Observation time: 10/31/2000 305.71526 1709 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
305.715260 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
61798.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
56.236 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-161.479 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
5.990 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0233 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0010
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0297 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.53, 5.41, 5.52 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:10:50 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:56:20 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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10.545 ± 0.947
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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] |
-355.3 ± 2.9 |
-420.1 ± 17.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-5.2 ± 2.7 |
-21.8 ± 15.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-10.4 ± 7.4 |
32.9 ± 29.0 |
| Wi [km/s] |
28.8 ± 0.9 |
48.3 ± 6.7 |
| We [km/s] |
910.3 ± 27.4 |
1527.4 ± 212.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.4 ± 0.4 |
13.6 ± 2.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-2.2 ± 0.3 |
-8.1 ± 1.9 |
| By GSE [nT] |
6.3 ± 0.5 |
9.4 ± 2.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.2 ± 0.8 |
0.4 ± 6.9 |
Plasma Beta
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0.170 ± 0.173
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0.366 ± 0.304
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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37.16 ± 1.12
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62.36 ± 8.67
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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70.07 ± 3.71
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85.23 ± 12.24
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.974 ± 0.258 |
0.225 ± 1.116 |
0.037 ± 0.037 |
2.15 ± 30.48 |
167.02 ± 65.66 |
| VC |
-0.829 ± 0.176 |
-0.206 ± 0.222 |
0.520 ± 0.467 |
31.33 ± 19.00 |
193.95 ± 15.07 |
| MX1 |
-0.787 ± 0.506 |
-0.595 ± 0.668 |
0.161 ± 0.160 |
9.29 ± 16.56 |
217.07 ± 48.59 |
| MX2 |
-0.839 ± 0.237 |
-0.361 ± 0.411 |
0.408 ± 0.383 |
24.06 ± 24.54 |
203.30 ± 27.66 |
| MX3 |
-0.834 ± 0.242 |
-0.340 ± 0.404 |
0.435 ± 0.405 |
25.79 ± 25.61 |
202.19 ± 27.30 |
| RH08 |
-0.988 ± 0.003 |
-0.043 ± 0.019 |
0.151 ± 0.150 |
8.68 ± 1.15 |
182.51 ± 1.08 |
| RH09 |
-0.990 ± 0.010 |
-0.026 ± 0.070 |
0.140 ± 0.139 |
8.03 ± 4.01 |
181.50 ± 4.07 |
| RH10 |
-0.990 ± 0.010 |
-0.026 ± 0.070 |
0.140 ± 0.139 |
8.03 ± 4.01 |
181.50 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.904 |
-0.172 |
0.249 |
14.669 |
191.131 |
| Median |
-0.839 |
-0.043 |
0.161 |
9.294 |
193.952 |
| Deviation |
0.089 |
0.256 |
0.177 |
10.686 |
16.003 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
60.2 ± 2.3 |
451.1 ± 25.0 |
2.60 ± 0.56 |
| VC |
72.6 ± 3.0 |
422.8 ± 25.9 |
2.60 ± 0.56 |
| MX1 |
78.6 ± 2.3 |
397.5 ± 28.8 |
2.60 ± 0.56 |
| MX2 |
83.0 ± 2.8 |
428.5 ± 26.3 |
2.60 ± 0.56 |
| MX3 |
81.4 ± 2.9 |
426.1 ± 26.3 |
2.60 ± 0.56 |
| RH08 |
71.1 ± 1.5 |
475.3 ± 24.9 |
2.60 ± 0.56 |
| RH09 |
70.5 ± 1.5 |
474.8 ± 24.9 |
2.60 ± 0.56 |
| RH10 |
70.5 ± 1.5 |
474.8 ± 24.9 |
2.60 ± 0.56 |
| Average |
73.5 |
443.9 |
2.60 |
| Median |
72.6 |
451.1 |
2.60 |
| Deviation |
7.4 |
29.5 |
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 |
106.7 ± 3.1 |
16.7 ± 0.4 |
34.9 ± 1.8 |
77.6 ± 3.2 |
6.40 ± 0.18 |
1.38 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
132.6 ± 4.3 |
9.9 ± 0.2 |
20.9 ± 1.1 |
78.7 ± 3.2 |
13.45 ± 0.34 |
1.69 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
116.4 ± 2.5 |
6.5 ± 0.2 |
13.8 ± 0.7 |
79.1 ± 3.2 |
17.90 ± 0.26 |
1.47 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
133.0 ± 3.6 |
4.0 ± 0.1 |
8.5 ± 0.5 |
79.2 ± 3.2 |
33.33 ± 0.66 |
1.68 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
132.7 ± 3.8 |
4.9 ± 0.1 |
10.5 ± 0.6 |
79.2 ± 3.2 |
26.98 ± 0.57 |
1.68 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
125.7 ± 2.9 |
10.7 ± 0.3 |
22.7 ± 1.2 |
78.6 ± 3.2 |
11.73 ± 0.23 |
1.60 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
124.4 ± 2.9 |
11.1 ± 0.3 |
23.4 ± 1.2 |
78.6 ± 3.2 |
11.24 ± 0.22 |
1.59 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
124.4 ± 2.9 |
11.1 ± 0.3 |
23.4 ± 1.2 |
78.6 ± 3.2 |
11.24 ± 0.22 |
1.59 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
124.5 |
9.4 |
19.8 |
78.7 |
16.5 |
1.6 |
| Median |
125.7 |
10.7 |
22.7 |
78.7 |
13.5 |
1.6 |
| Deviation |
9.2 |
4.1 |
8.6 |
0.5 |
9.1 |
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 |
45.7 ± 17.2 |
25.3 ± 2.1 |
42.4 ± 6.1 |
103.2 ± 7.7 |
1.80 ± 0.65 |
0.44 ± 0.16 |
| VC |
52.9 ± 20.4 |
14.9 ± 1.2 |
25.4 ± 3.7 |
105.3 ± 7.7 |
3.61 ± 1.52 |
0.50 ± 0.19 |
| MX1 |
48.5 ± 16.8 |
9.8 ± 0.8 |
16.8 ± 2.4 |
105.9 ± 7.7 |
5.01 ± 1.93 |
0.46 ± 0.17 |
| MX2 |
54.9 ± 18.9 |
6.0 ± 0.5 |
10.4 ± 1.5 |
106.1 ± 7.7 |
9.27 ± 3.55 |
0.52 ± 0.18 |
| MX3 |
54.1 ± 19.2 |
7.4 ± 0.6 |
12.8 ± 1.8 |
106.1 ± 7.7 |
7.41 ± 2.92 |
0.51 ± 0.18 |
| RH8 |
54.4 ± 17.4 |
16.2 ± 1.3 |
27.6 ± 4.0 |
105.1 ± 7.7 |
3.38 ± 1.08 |
0.52 ± 0.16 |
| RH9 |
53.7 ± 17.3 |
16.7 ± 1.3 |
28.5 ± 4.1 |
105.0 ± 7.7 |
3.22 ± 1.04 |
0.51 ± 0.16 |
| RH10 |
53.7 ± 17.3 |
16.7 ± 1.3 |
28.5 ± 4.1 |
105.0 ± 7.7 |
3.22 ± 1.04 |
0.51 ± 0.16 |
| Average |
52.2 |
14.1 |
24.0 |
105.2 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
| Median |
53.7 |
16.2 |
27.6 |
105.3 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
3.3 |
6.2 |
10.4 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
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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