Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20011011409
Observation time: 04/11/2001 101.58977 1409 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
101.589774 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
50956.5 ± 15.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
3.680 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-262.380 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-0.500 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0205 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0240 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.14, 15.88, 17.10 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:13:23 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 20:48:40 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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0.923 ± 1.410
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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] |
-529.1 ± 27.7 |
-632.1 ± 19.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
34.5 ± 6.1 |
-46.9 ± 24.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-12.3 ± 10.1 |
40.7 ± 17.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
58.0 ± 24.2 |
144.2 ± 9.5 |
| We [km/s] |
1834.1 ± 764.7 |
4560.0 ± 301.2 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
2.4 ± 0.8 |
7.7 ± 1.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
4.9 ± 0.4 |
6.3 ± 1.8 |
| By GSE [nT] |
1.6 ± 0.9 |
-2.7 ± 2.7 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.5 ± 0.7 |
1.5 ± 3.0 |
Plasma Beta
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0.798 ± 0.425
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5.318 ± 5.326
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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74.88 ± 31.22
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186.16 ± 12.30
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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80.78 ± 21.49
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63.74 ± 6.34
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.943 ± 0.089 |
-0.238 ± 0.269 |
0.234 ± 0.230 |
13.56 ± 14.62 |
194.14 ± 16.30 |
| VC |
-0.723 ± 0.105 |
-0.582 ± 0.127 |
0.371 ± 0.353 |
21.76 ± 6.20 |
218.84 ± 9.87 |
| MX1 |
-0.930 ± 0.148 |
-0.285 ± 0.456 |
0.232 ± 0.228 |
13.44 ± 13.07 |
197.01 ± 28.08 |
| MX2 |
-0.924 ± 0.101 |
-0.301 ± 0.246 |
0.235 ± 0.230 |
13.56 ± 15.81 |
198.04 ± 15.17 |
| MX3 |
-0.921 ± 0.102 |
-0.319 ± 0.233 |
0.222 ± 0.219 |
12.85 ± 17.34 |
199.10 ± 14.40 |
| RH08 |
-0.999 ± 0.002 |
0.009 ± 0.036 |
0.050 ± 0.050 |
2.88 ± 1.83 |
179.50 ± 2.06 |
| RH09 |
-0.990 ± 0.010 |
-0.113 ± 0.069 |
0.084 ± 0.084 |
4.81 ± 4.02 |
186.52 ± 3.99 |
| RH10 |
-0.990 ± 0.010 |
-0.113 ± 0.069 |
0.084 ± 0.084 |
4.81 ± 4.02 |
186.52 ± 3.99 |
| Average |
-0.928 |
-0.243 |
0.189 |
10.958 |
194.958 |
| Median |
-0.930 |
-0.238 |
0.232 |
13.439 |
197.015 |
| Deviation |
0.088 |
0.179 |
0.108 |
6.334 |
11.851 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
10.8 ± 5.2 |
676.8 ± 29.8 |
3.60 ± 1.59 |
| VC |
21.8 ± 8.0 |
573.6 ± 36.3 |
3.60 ± 1.59 |
| MX1 |
10.9 ± 3.0 |
673.3 ± 30.6 |
3.60 ± 1.59 |
| MX2 |
10.9 ± 2.4 |
671.4 ± 30.9 |
3.60 ± 1.59 |
| MX3 |
11.2 ± 1.8 |
670.3 ± 31.2 |
3.60 ± 1.59 |
| RH08 |
24.2 ± 7.3 |
679.4 ± 22.9 |
3.60 ± 1.59 |
| RH09 |
18.6 ± 6.2 |
688.2 ± 25.7 |
3.60 ± 1.59 |
| RH10 |
18.6 ± 6.2 |
688.2 ± 25.7 |
3.60 ± 1.59 |
| Average |
15.9 |
665.1 |
3.60 |
| Median |
18.6 |
676.8 |
3.60 |
| Deviation |
5.5 |
37.6 |
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 |
189.1 ± 26.1 |
56.7 ± 11.3 |
79.3 ± 21.1 |
98.3 ± 19.2 |
3.56 ± 1.42 |
1.99 ± 0.48 |
| VC |
215.5 ± 19.9 |
51.8 ± 10.0 |
75.0 ± 19.9 |
101.3 ± 18.0 |
4.38 ± 1.44 |
2.19 ± 0.46 |
| MX1 |
193.8 ± 25.7 |
56.7 ± 11.3 |
79.3 ± 21.1 |
98.3 ± 19.2 |
3.64 ± 1.43 |
2.04 ± 0.48 |
| MX2 |
195.5 ± 25.5 |
56.7 ± 11.3 |
79.3 ± 21.1 |
98.3 ± 19.2 |
3.67 ± 1.43 |
2.05 ± 0.48 |
| MX3 |
196.6 ± 25.4 |
56.6 ± 11.3 |
79.2 ± 21.1 |
98.4 ± 19.2 |
3.70 ± 1.44 |
2.06 ± 0.48 |
| RH8 |
151.2 ± 27.8 |
50.5 ± 9.6 |
73.7 ± 19.6 |
102.0 ± 17.7 |
3.20 ± 1.37 |
1.52 ± 0.36 |
| RH9 |
169.3 ± 27.4 |
53.4 ± 10.4 |
76.6 ± 20.4 |
100.3 ± 18.3 |
3.38 ± 1.39 |
1.73 ± 0.41 |
| RH10 |
169.3 ± 27.4 |
53.4 ± 10.4 |
76.6 ± 20.4 |
100.3 ± 18.3 |
3.38 ± 1.39 |
1.73 ± 0.41 |
| Average |
185.0 |
54.5 |
77.4 |
99.7 |
3.6 |
1.9 |
| Median |
193.8 |
56.6 |
79.2 |
100.3 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
| Deviation |
20.4 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
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 |
60.3 ± 25.9 |
62.5 ± 6.2 |
62.6 ± 6.2 |
186.6 ± 12.2 |
0.95 ± 0.37 |
0.33 ± 0.15 |
| VC |
74.0 ± 30.6 |
58.6 ± 5.7 |
59.2 ± 5.9 |
187.9 ± 12.0 |
1.24 ± 0.45 |
0.40 ± 0.18 |
| MX1 |
62.6 ± 26.5 |
62.4 ± 6.2 |
62.6 ± 6.2 |
186.6 ± 12.2 |
0.99 ± 0.37 |
0.34 ± 0.15 |
| MX2 |
63.5 ± 26.7 |
62.4 ± 6.2 |
62.6 ± 6.2 |
186.6 ± 12.2 |
1.00 ± 0.37 |
0.35 ± 0.16 |
| MX3 |
64.0 ± 26.8 |
62.4 ± 6.1 |
62.5 ± 6.2 |
186.6 ± 12.2 |
1.01 ± 0.37 |
0.35 ± 0.16 |
| RH8 |
46.5 ± 20.1 |
57.5 ± 5.5 |
58.2 ± 5.8 |
188.2 ± 11.9 |
0.80 ± 0.32 |
0.25 ± 0.11 |
| RH9 |
53.7 ± 22.4 |
60.0 ± 5.8 |
60.4 ± 6.0 |
187.4 ± 12.1 |
0.88 ± 0.33 |
0.29 ± 0.13 |
| RH10 |
53.7 ± 22.4 |
60.0 ± 5.8 |
60.4 ± 6.0 |
187.4 ± 12.1 |
0.88 ± 0.33 |
0.29 ± 0.13 |
| Average |
59.8 |
60.7 |
61.1 |
187.2 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
| Median |
62.6 |
62.4 |
62.5 |
187.4 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
| Deviation |
8.4 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
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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