Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20003131403
Observation time: 11/08/2000 313.58571 1403 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
313.585712 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
50605.5 ± 6.0 |
| Shock type |
FR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
78.510 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-101.737 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
7.150 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0249 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0298 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
17.19, 18.96, 19.39 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:11:00 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 20:01:21 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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17.291 ± 0.634
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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] |
-486.7 ± 1.1 |
-512.8 ± 2.7 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
28.2 ± 1.6 |
3.6 ± 2.5 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-24.7 ± 1.5 |
-13.1 ± 2.9 |
| Wi [km/s] |
25.4 ± 2.6 |
18.5 ± 0.6 |
| We [km/s] |
802.2 ± 82.2 |
585.4 ± 20.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
24.3 ± 1.5 |
11.4 ± 0.7 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
3.3 ± 0.8 |
0.4 ± 0.8 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-1.3 ± 0.7 |
-0.3 ± 0.5 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
4.1 ± 0.9 |
0.7 ± 0.9 |
Plasma Beta
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1.096 ± 0.932
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4.167 ± 4.671
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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32.75 ± 3.36
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23.90 ± 0.83
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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24.59 ± 1.48
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9.62 ± 1.95
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.911 ± 0.229 |
0.137 ± 0.885 |
0.388 ± 0.367 |
22.85 ± 27.84 |
171.45 ± 55.64 |
| VC |
-0.693 ± 0.050 |
-0.654 ± 0.053 |
0.304 ± 0.295 |
17.73 ± 4.36 |
223.33 ± 4.14 |
| MX1 |
-0.646 ± 0.076 |
-0.681 ± 0.074 |
0.345 ± 0.330 |
20.15 ± 6.91 |
226.50 ± 5.96 |
| MX2 |
-0.697 ± 0.202 |
-0.618 ± 0.221 |
0.363 ± 0.346 |
21.31 ± 16.55 |
221.55 ± 17.26 |
| MX3 |
-0.644 ± 0.077 |
-0.687 ± 0.074 |
0.337 ± 0.324 |
19.69 ± 6.71 |
226.84 ± 6.02 |
| RH08 |
-0.994 ± 0.002 |
-0.026 ± 0.019 |
0.106 ± 0.106 |
6.09 ± 0.98 |
181.50 ± 1.10 |
| RH09 |
-0.993 ± 0.008 |
0.043 ± 0.070 |
0.106 ± 0.106 |
6.09 ± 4.02 |
177.49 ± 4.03 |
| RH10 |
-0.993 ± 0.008 |
0.043 ± 0.070 |
0.106 ± 0.106 |
6.09 ± 4.02 |
177.49 ± 4.03 |
| Average |
-0.822 |
-0.305 |
0.257 |
15.001 |
200.770 |
| Median |
-0.697 |
-0.026 |
0.337 |
19.694 |
221.552 |
| Deviation |
0.165 |
0.382 |
0.127 |
7.515 |
25.628 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
72.8 ± 12.0 |
415.8 ± 4.5 |
0.48 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
87.5 ± 4.4 |
277.8 ± 4.9 |
0.48 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
88.8 ± 4.2 |
253.4 ± 5.0 |
0.48 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
89.4 ± 5.0 |
279.5 ± 5.0 |
0.48 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
89.0 ± 4.1 |
252.4 ± 4.9 |
0.48 ± 0.02 |
| RH08 |
58.9 ± 10.0 |
456.1 ± 4.3 |
0.48 ± 0.02 |
| RH09 |
57.8 ± 10.6 |
459.4 ± 4.2 |
0.48 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
57.8 ± 10.6 |
459.4 ± 4.2 |
0.48 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
75.2 |
356.7 |
0.48 |
| Median |
87.5 |
415.8 |
0.48 |
| Deviation |
15.2 |
98.7 |
0.00 |
Upstream 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 |
-22.0 ± 1.8 |
5.8 ± 0.2 |
7.3 ± 0.4 |
40.6 ± 2.4 |
-3.77 ± 0.37 |
-0.54 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
-33.5 ± 0.5 |
0.8 ± 0.0 |
1.1 ± 0.1 |
41.0 ± 2.4 |
-40.11 ± 1.70 |
-0.82 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
-33.4 ± 0.5 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
0.5 ± 0.0 |
41.0 ± 2.4 |
-81.27 ± 3.50 |
-0.82 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
-33.5 ± 0.5 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
41.0 ± 2.4 |
-172.76 ± 7.78 |
-0.82 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
-33.3 ± 0.5 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
41.0 ± 2.4 |
-94.28 ± 4.04 |
-0.82 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
-24.3 ± 1.2 |
10.5 ± 0.3 |
12.7 ± 0.8 |
39.7 ± 2.4 |
-2.33 ± 0.15 |
-0.62 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
-22.6 ± 1.3 |
10.8 ± 0.3 |
13.1 ± 0.8 |
39.6 ± 2.4 |
-2.10 ± 0.15 |
-0.58 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
-22.6 ± 1.3 |
10.8 ± 0.3 |
13.1 ± 0.8 |
39.6 ± 2.4 |
-2.10 ± 0.15 |
-0.58 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
-28.2 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
40.4 |
-49.8 |
-0.7 |
| Median |
-24.3 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
41.0 |
-3.8 |
-0.6 |
| Deviation |
5.7 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
0.7 |
62.2 |
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 |
-46.8 ± 2.3 |
2.6 ± 0.5 |
2.8 ± 0.6 |
25.7 ± 0.7 |
-18.35 ± 3.83 |
-1.83 ± 0.11 |
| VC |
-71.2 ± 3.3 |
0.4 ± 0.1 |
0.4 ± 0.1 |
25.8 ± 0.7 |
-193.57 ± 39.17 |
-2.76 ± 0.18 |
| MX1 |
-71.0 ± 3.3 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
25.8 ± 0.7 |
-392.45 ± 79.32 |
-2.75 ± 0.18 |
| MX2 |
-71.1 ± 3.3 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
25.8 ± 0.7 |
-833.01 ± 168.56 |
-2.75 ± 0.18 |
| MX3 |
-70.9 ± 3.3 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
25.8 ± 0.7 |
-455.56 ± 92.08 |
-2.75 ± 0.18 |
| RH8 |
-52.1 ± 2.7 |
4.7 ± 0.8 |
5.0 ± 1.0 |
25.4 ± 0.7 |
-11.54 ± 2.46 |
-2.05 ± 0.12 |
| RH9 |
-48.7 ± 2.6 |
4.8 ± 0.9 |
5.1 ± 1.0 |
25.4 ± 0.7 |
-10.45 ± 2.24 |
-1.92 ± 0.12 |
| RH10 |
-48.7 ± 2.6 |
4.8 ± 0.9 |
5.1 ± 1.0 |
25.4 ± 0.7 |
-10.45 ± 2.24 |
-1.92 ± 0.12 |
| Average |
-60.1 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
25.6 |
-240.7 |
-2.3 |
| Median |
-52.1 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
25.8 |
-18.3 |
-2.1 |
| Deviation |
11.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
300.1 |
0.4 |
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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