Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20011011818
Observation time: 04/11/2001 101.76290 1818 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
101.762899 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
65914.5 ± 4.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
3.730 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-262.516 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-0.560 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0199 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0210 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
13.40, 85.05, 92.67 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:13:31 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 20:52:13 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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172.204 ± 940.910
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Asymptotic
plasma
parameters (About, Top)
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Parameter
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Upstream
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Downstream
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| Vx GSE [km/s] |
-607.9 ± 5.9 |
-742.4 ± 6.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
28.4 ± 4.2 |
-13.2 ± 5.3 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
106.7 ± 17.3 |
109.5 ± 4.7 |
| Wi [km/s] |
95.0 ± 5.8 |
134.7 ± 4.5 |
| We [km/s] |
3004.3 ± 183.4 |
4261.0 ± 142.2 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
14.0 ± 1.8 |
46.7 ± 1.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
28.9 ± 0.5 |
-5.0 ± 6.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
6.1 ± 1.1 |
-10.8 ± 3.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.6 ± 4.7 |
3.4 ± 2.5 |
Plasma Beta
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0.294 ± 0.299
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10.687 ± 12.764
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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122.65 ± 7.49
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173.96 ± 5.80
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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175.36 ± 10.20
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44.12 ± 10.27
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.458 ± 0.151 |
0.842 ± 0.106 |
-0.285 ± 0.277 |
-16.56 ± 16.02 |
118.53 ± 9.96 |
| VC |
-0.955 ± 0.016 |
-0.297 ± 0.052 |
0.022 ± 0.022 |
1.27 ± 6.63 |
197.29 ± 3.12 |
| MX1 |
-0.547 ± 0.493 |
0.837 ± 0.322 |
-0.015 ± 0.015 |
-0.84 ± 37.58 |
123.15 ± 33.74 |
| MX2 |
-0.460 ± 0.151 |
0.831 ± 0.109 |
-0.313 ± 0.302 |
-18.24 ± 15.55 |
118.94 ± 9.98 |
| MX3 |
-0.471 ± 0.160 |
0.789 ± 0.137 |
-0.394 ± 0.372 |
-23.21 ± 17.84 |
120.82 ± 10.67 |
| RH08 |
-0.171 ± 0.035 |
0.122 ± 0.043 |
-0.978 ± 0.286 |
-77.86 ± 1.41 |
144.40 ± 13.76 |
| RH09 |
-0.171 ± 0.065 |
0.122 ± 0.070 |
-0.978 ± 0.286 |
-77.86 ± 3.57 |
144.40 ± 20.06 |
| RH10 |
-0.175 ± 0.065 |
0.116 ± 0.070 |
-0.978 ± 0.286 |
-77.86 ± 3.57 |
146.41 ± 20.06 |
| Average |
-0.426 |
0.420 |
-0.490 |
-36.397 |
139.243 |
| Median |
-0.458 |
0.789 |
-0.313 |
-18.242 |
144.401 |
| Deviation |
0.265 |
0.454 |
0.428 |
35.332 |
26.494 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
74.6 ± 1.8 |
310.2 ± 9.7 |
3.41 ± 0.47 |
| VC |
9.1 ± 4.3 |
774.3 ± 10.4 |
3.41 ± 0.47 |
| MX1 |
69.0 ± 1.9 |
412.8 ± 10.7 |
3.41 ± 0.47 |
| MX2 |
74.4 ± 2.0 |
309.0 ± 9.7 |
3.41 ± 0.47 |
| MX3 |
73.3 ± 2.6 |
309.8 ± 9.6 |
3.41 ± 0.47 |
| RH08 |
83.0 ± 8.8 |
24.0 ± 8.8 |
3.41 ± 0.47 |
| RH09 |
83.0 ± 8.8 |
24.0 ± 8.8 |
3.41 ± 0.47 |
| RH10 |
82.7 ± 8.8 |
27.5 ± 8.8 |
3.41 ± 0.47 |
| Average |
68.6 |
273.9 |
3.41 |
| Median |
74.6 |
309.8 |
3.41 |
| Deviation |
24.6 |
256.1 |
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 |
38.4 ± 5.8 |
26.9 ± 1.5 |
46.5 ± 2.7 |
212.3 ± 11.7 |
1.43 ± 0.20 |
0.18 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
200.1 ± 5.7 |
119.7 ± 7.2 |
173.1 ± 10.1 |
177.4 ± 10.2 |
1.68 ± 0.09 |
1.13 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
58.2 ± 4.5 |
36.5 ± 2.1 |
62.8 ± 3.7 |
210.9 ± 11.6 |
1.60 ± 0.12 |
0.28 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
39.4 ± 6.1 |
27.2 ± 1.5 |
47.1 ± 2.7 |
212.3 ± 11.7 |
1.45 ± 0.21 |
0.19 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
43.1 ± 7.3 |
29.1 ± 1.6 |
50.3 ± 2.9 |
212.1 ± 11.7 |
1.48 ± 0.24 |
0.20 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
20.9 ± 17.1 |
12.3 ± 0.7 |
21.5 ± 1.3 |
213.7 ± 11.8 |
1.69 ± 1.43 |
0.10 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
20.9 ± 17.1 |
12.3 ± 0.7 |
21.5 ± 1.3 |
213.7 ± 11.8 |
1.69 ± 1.43 |
0.10 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
22.0 ± 17.1 |
12.9 ± 0.7 |
22.4 ± 1.3 |
213.7 ± 11.8 |
1.71 ± 1.37 |
0.10 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
55.4 |
34.6 |
55.7 |
208.3 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
| Median |
39.4 |
27.2 |
47.1 |
212.3 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
| Deviation |
59.9 |
35.6 |
50.0 |
12.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
Downstream 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 |
12.7 ± 7.4 |
11.3 ± 2.4 |
11.7 ± 2.7 |
179.4 ± 4.0 |
1.11 ± 0.48 |
0.07 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
59.3 ± 5.1 |
43.5 ± 10.1 |
43.6 ± 10.1 |
174.1 ± 5.7 |
1.41 ± 0.29 |
0.34 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
19.5 ± 8.0 |
15.3 ± 3.3 |
15.8 ± 3.7 |
179.1 ± 4.1 |
1.27 ± 0.36 |
0.11 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
13.1 ± 7.3 |
11.5 ± 2.5 |
11.9 ± 2.8 |
179.4 ± 4.0 |
1.13 ± 0.47 |
0.07 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
13.7 ± 7.2 |
12.2 ± 2.6 |
12.7 ± 2.9 |
179.3 ± 4.0 |
1.12 ± 0.45 |
0.08 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
5.7 ± 4.6 |
5.2 ± 1.1 |
5.4 ± 1.3 |
179.7 ± 3.9 |
1.19 ± 1.06 |
0.03 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
5.7 ± 4.6 |
5.2 ± 1.1 |
5.4 ± 1.3 |
179.7 ± 3.9 |
1.19 ± 1.06 |
0.03 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
6.1 ± 4.6 |
5.4 ± 1.2 |
5.6 ± 1.3 |
179.7 ± 3.9 |
1.21 ± 1.02 |
0.03 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
17.0 |
13.7 |
14.0 |
178.8 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
| Median |
13.1 |
11.5 |
11.9 |
179.4 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
| Deviation |
17.8 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
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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