Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20011321003
Observation time: 05/12/2001 132.41891 1003 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
132.418906 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
36193.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
26.886 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-204.589 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-8.870 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0197 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0247 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
5.07, 6.47, 6.73 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:13:51 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 21:01:11 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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6.551 ± 1.886
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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] |
-440.0 ± 3.4 |
-475.4 ± 3.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-4.0 ± 9.4 |
-20.6 ± 14.3 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-68.2 ± 3.9 |
-99.8 ± 6.2 |
| Wi [km/s] |
46.1 ± 1.3 |
52.6 ± 1.4 |
| We [km/s] |
1458.2 ± 42.5 |
1663.8 ± 45.5 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.2 ± 0.1 |
7.4 ± 0.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
8.8 ± 0.2 |
11.5 ± 0.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
3.4 ± 1.0 |
2.8 ± 1.9 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-8.1 ± 0.4 |
-12.4 ± 0.6 |
Plasma Beta
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0.149 ± 0.150
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0.145 ± 0.149
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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59.53 ± 1.73
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67.92 ± 1.86
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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119.76 ± 1.77
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138.09 ± 2.51
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.858 ± 0.390 |
-0.506 ± 0.661 |
-0.089 ± 0.089 |
-5.13 ± 17.48 |
210.52 ± 44.14 |
| VC |
-0.738 ± 0.131 |
-0.304 ± 0.276 |
-0.602 ± 0.516 |
-37.01 ± 6.73 |
202.37 ± 21.35 |
| MX1 |
-0.877 ± 0.131 |
-0.306 ± 0.278 |
-0.370 ± 0.353 |
-21.75 ± 14.57 |
199.26 ± 18.03 |
| MX2 |
-0.877 ± 0.117 |
-0.277 ± 0.257 |
-0.392 ± 0.370 |
-23.06 ± 12.93 |
197.53 ± 16.70 |
| MX3 |
-0.875 ± 0.093 |
-0.217 ± 0.223 |
-0.432 ± 0.403 |
-25.57 ± 10.33 |
193.95 ± 14.51 |
| RH08 |
-0.915 ± 0.009 |
0.072 ± 0.037 |
-0.397 ± 0.374 |
-23.37 ± 1.25 |
175.49 ± 2.31 |
| RH09 |
-0.927 ± 0.026 |
0.024 ± 0.070 |
-0.374 ± 0.356 |
-21.98 ± 4.01 |
178.50 ± 4.34 |
| RH10 |
-0.927 ± 0.026 |
0.024 ± 0.070 |
-0.374 ± 0.356 |
-21.98 ± 4.01 |
178.50 ± 4.34 |
| Average |
-0.874 |
-0.186 |
-0.379 |
-22.481 |
192.014 |
| Median |
-0.877 |
-0.217 |
-0.374 |
-21.981 |
197.528 |
| Deviation |
0.061 |
0.205 |
0.140 |
8.651 |
12.957 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
46.6 ± 2.8 |
527.4 ± 35.5 |
1.44 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
77.5 ± 2.1 |
538.0 ± 34.4 |
1.44 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
62.3 ± 1.9 |
571.4 ± 31.0 |
1.44 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
63.7 ± 1.8 |
574.6 ± 30.1 |
1.44 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
66.5 ± 1.6 |
579.3 ± 28.0 |
1.44 ± 0.03 |
| RH08 |
68.2 ± 1.4 |
574.7 ± 16.4 |
1.44 ± 0.03 |
| RH09 |
66.0 ± 1.4 |
579.4 ± 17.6 |
1.44 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
66.0 ± 1.4 |
579.4 ± 17.6 |
1.44 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
64.6 |
565.5 |
1.44 |
| Median |
66.0 |
574.7 |
1.44 |
| Deviation |
8.6 |
20.7 |
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 |
141.8 ± 5.1 |
38.2 ± 0.9 |
82.3 ± 1.2 |
128.2 ± 1.1 |
3.71 ± 0.11 |
1.11 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
170.8 ± 5.0 |
11.5 ± 0.2 |
25.8 ± 0.4 |
133.3 ± 0.9 |
14.81 ± 0.32 |
1.28 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
159.1 ± 4.6 |
25.2 ± 0.5 |
55.6 ± 0.8 |
131.4 ± 1.0 |
6.32 ± 0.15 |
1.21 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
160.8 ± 4.5 |
24.0 ± 0.5 |
53.0 ± 0.8 |
131.6 ± 1.0 |
6.70 ± 0.15 |
1.22 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
163.8 ± 4.3 |
21.6 ± 0.5 |
47.8 ± 0.7 |
132.0 ± 0.9 |
7.60 ± 0.17 |
1.24 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
145.4 ± 3.9 |
20.0 ± 0.4 |
44.5 ± 0.7 |
132.2 ± 0.9 |
7.26 ± 0.22 |
1.10 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
146.1 ± 3.8 |
22.0 ± 0.5 |
48.8 ± 0.7 |
131.9 ± 0.9 |
6.64 ± 0.19 |
1.11 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
146.1 ± 3.8 |
22.0 ± 0.5 |
48.8 ± 0.7 |
131.9 ± 0.9 |
6.64 ± 0.19 |
1.11 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
154.3 |
23.1 |
50.8 |
131.6 |
7.5 |
1.2 |
| Median |
159.1 |
22.0 |
48.8 |
131.9 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
| Deviation |
10.7 |
7.4 |
15.6 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
0.1 |
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 |
100.2 ± 8.6 |
43.7 ± 1.0 |
94.9 ± 1.7 |
147.6 ± 2.1 |
2.29 ± 0.17 |
0.68 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
120.5 ± 7.7 |
13.2 ± 0.3 |
29.8 ± 0.5 |
153.3 ± 2.1 |
9.13 ± 0.49 |
0.79 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
111.2 ± 6.9 |
28.8 ± 0.6 |
64.1 ± 1.2 |
151.2 ± 2.1 |
3.86 ± 0.21 |
0.74 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
112.7 ± 6.6 |
27.4 ± 0.6 |
61.2 ± 1.1 |
151.4 ± 2.1 |
4.11 ± 0.21 |
0.74 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
115.5 ± 6.0 |
24.7 ± 0.5 |
55.2 ± 1.0 |
151.9 ± 2.1 |
4.68 ± 0.21 |
0.76 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
101.5 ± 3.2 |
22.9 ± 0.5 |
51.3 ± 0.9 |
152.2 ± 2.1 |
4.44 ± 0.17 |
0.67 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
101.8 ± 3.5 |
25.2 ± 0.5 |
56.3 ± 1.0 |
151.8 ± 2.1 |
4.05 ± 0.15 |
0.67 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
101.8 ± 3.5 |
25.2 ± 0.5 |
56.3 ± 1.0 |
151.8 ± 2.1 |
4.05 ± 0.15 |
0.67 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
108.2 |
26.4 |
58.6 |
151.4 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
| Median |
111.2 |
25.2 |
56.3 |
151.8 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
7.8 |
8.4 |
18.0 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
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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