Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20010101609
Observation time: 01/10/2001 10.67304 1609 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
10.673038 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
58150.5 ± 12.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
1.092 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
249.962 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-17.700 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0252 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0224 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
2.42, 5.41, 5.55 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:11:50 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 20:19:18 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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11.178 ± 1.057
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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] |
-336.3 ± 2.8 |
-366.1 ± 3.0 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-21.0 ± 2.1 |
-32.5 ± 3.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-25.5 ± 2.5 |
-32.5 ± 1.9 |
| Wi [km/s] |
24.0 ± 1.2 |
33.5 ± 0.6 |
| We [km/s] |
757.8 ± 38.3 |
1057.9 ± 17.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.8 ± 0.3 |
10.8 ± 0.8 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
4.1 ± 0.1 |
4.4 ± 0.4 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-1.1 ± 0.4 |
-2.7 ± 0.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.9 ± 0.4 |
-4.1 ± 0.8 |
Plasma Beta
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0.320 ± 0.314
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0.572 ± 0.573
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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30.94 ± 1.57
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43.19 ± 0.72
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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42.34 ± 1.40
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44.36 ± 2.09
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.993 ± 0.030 |
-0.116 ± 0.253 |
0.033 ± 0.033 |
1.87 ± 9.53 |
186.65 ± 14.59 |
| VC |
-0.909 ± 0.059 |
-0.360 ± 0.143 |
-0.211 ± 0.208 |
-12.21 ± 5.21 |
201.62 ± 9.00 |
| MX1 |
-0.985 ± 0.023 |
-0.173 ± 0.129 |
0.001 ± 0.001 |
0.04 ± 5.49 |
189.98 ± 7.48 |
| MX2 |
-0.981 ± 0.019 |
-0.195 ± 0.095 |
-0.004 ± 0.004 |
-0.21 ± 5.22 |
191.26 ± 5.55 |
| MX3 |
-0.976 ± 0.018 |
-0.215 ± 0.082 |
-0.012 ± 0.012 |
-0.69 ± 5.53 |
192.43 ± 4.79 |
| RH08 |
-0.986 ± 0.003 |
-0.166 ± 0.017 |
0.006 ± 0.006 |
0.32 ± 0.92 |
189.53 ± 0.96 |
| RH09 |
-0.983 ± 0.013 |
-0.183 ± 0.068 |
0.017 ± 0.017 |
0.96 ± 4.05 |
190.53 ± 3.94 |
| RH10 |
-0.983 ± 0.013 |
-0.183 ± 0.068 |
0.017 ± 0.017 |
0.96 ± 4.05 |
190.53 ± 3.94 |
| Average |
-0.974 |
-0.199 |
-0.019 |
-1.119 |
191.566 |
| Median |
-0.983 |
-0.183 |
0.006 |
0.320 |
190.529 |
| Deviation |
0.027 |
0.071 |
0.079 |
4.550 |
4.390 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
31.6 ± 1.7 |
399.8 ± 7.7 |
1.86 ± 0.12 |
| VC |
51.8 ± 1.7 |
387.7 ± 7.9 |
1.86 ± 0.12 |
| MX1 |
35.2 ± 1.7 |
400.6 ± 7.7 |
1.86 ± 0.12 |
| MX2 |
36.2 ± 1.7 |
400.0 ± 7.7 |
1.86 ± 0.12 |
| MX3 |
37.4 ± 1.7 |
400.0 ± 7.7 |
1.86 ± 0.12 |
| RH08 |
34.7 ± 1.7 |
400.4 ± 7.7 |
1.86 ± 0.12 |
| RH09 |
34.9 ± 1.7 |
399.5 ± 7.6 |
1.86 ± 0.12 |
| RH10 |
34.9 ± 1.7 |
399.5 ± 7.6 |
1.86 ± 0.12 |
| Average |
37.1 |
398.4 |
1.86 |
| Median |
35.2 |
400.0 |
1.86 |
| Deviation |
6.2 |
4.4 |
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 |
64.3 ± 2.7 |
23.9 ± 1.1 |
36.1 ± 1.2 |
46.7 ± 1.7 |
2.70 ± 0.13 |
1.38 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
69.1 ± 1.8 |
16.2 ± 0.7 |
26.2 ± 0.9 |
49.9 ± 1.9 |
4.26 ± 0.19 |
1.39 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
65.7 ± 2.5 |
22.6 ± 1.0 |
34.6 ± 1.1 |
47.3 ± 1.8 |
2.91 ± 0.14 |
1.39 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
66.0 ± 2.5 |
22.3 ± 1.0 |
34.2 ± 1.1 |
47.5 ± 1.8 |
2.97 ± 0.14 |
1.39 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
66.7 ± 2.4 |
21.8 ± 1.0 |
33.7 ± 1.1 |
47.7 ± 1.8 |
3.06 ± 0.15 |
1.40 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
65.4 ± 2.5 |
22.8 ± 1.0 |
34.8 ± 1.2 |
47.2 ± 1.7 |
2.87 ± 0.14 |
1.39 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
65.4 ± 2.5 |
22.7 ± 1.0 |
34.7 ± 1.2 |
47.3 ± 1.7 |
2.88 ± 0.14 |
1.39 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
65.4 ± 2.5 |
22.7 ± 1.0 |
34.7 ± 1.2 |
47.3 ± 1.7 |
2.88 ± 0.14 |
1.39 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
66.0 |
21.9 |
33.6 |
47.6 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
| Median |
65.7 |
22.7 |
34.7 |
47.3 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
| Deviation |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
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 |
33.7 ± 2.6 |
30.1 ± 0.7 |
37.8 ± 1.8 |
54.1 ± 1.3 |
1.12 ± 0.08 |
0.62 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
36.5 ± 2.0 |
20.2 ± 0.5 |
27.4 ± 1.3 |
58.5 ± 1.4 |
1.80 ± 0.10 |
0.62 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
34.4 ± 2.4 |
28.5 ± 0.6 |
36.3 ± 1.7 |
55.0 ± 1.3 |
1.21 ± 0.08 |
0.63 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
34.5 ± 2.4 |
28.0 ± 0.6 |
35.8 ± 1.7 |
55.3 ± 1.3 |
1.23 ± 0.08 |
0.62 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
35.1 ± 2.3 |
27.4 ± 0.6 |
35.3 ± 1.7 |
55.5 ± 1.4 |
1.28 ± 0.08 |
0.63 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
34.2 ± 2.5 |
28.7 ± 0.6 |
36.5 ± 1.7 |
54.9 ± 1.3 |
1.19 ± 0.08 |
0.62 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
34.2 ± 2.4 |
28.6 ± 0.6 |
36.4 ± 1.7 |
54.9 ± 1.3 |
1.20 ± 0.08 |
0.62 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
34.2 ± 2.4 |
28.6 ± 0.6 |
36.4 ± 1.7 |
54.9 ± 1.3 |
1.20 ± 0.08 |
0.62 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
34.6 |
27.5 |
35.2 |
55.4 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
| Median |
34.4 |
28.6 |
36.4 |
55.0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
0.9 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
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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