Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20011580925
Observation time: 06/07/2001 158.39269 0925 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
158.392691 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
33928.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
101.158 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
12.876 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-2.518 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0279 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0293 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.24, 7.55, 7.66 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:14:09 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 21:10:04 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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24.617 ± 1.009
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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] |
-380.4 ± 2.4 |
-399.2 ± 8.1 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-37.9 ± 1.6 |
-52.2 ± 3.3 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-26.7 ± 4.1 |
-19.4 ± 6.8 |
| Wi [km/s] |
26.0 ± 0.6 |
31.1 ± 2.5 |
| We [km/s] |
823.7 ± 18.4 |
983.4 ± 78.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.3 ± 0.2 |
8.3 ± 0.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
5.4 ± 0.5 |
6.1 ± 1.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-5.4 ± 0.4 |
-7.7 ± 0.7 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.6 ± 0.6 |
-0.2 ± 1.5 |
Plasma Beta
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0.124 ± 0.125
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0.171 ± 0.157
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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33.63 ± 0.75
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40.15 ± 3.21
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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74.04 ± 2.29
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76.53 ± 5.73
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.849 ± 0.260 |
0.306 ± 0.496 |
0.431 ± 0.402 |
25.53 ± 26.83 |
160.15 ± 33.15 |
| VC |
-0.731 ± 0.180 |
-0.618 ± 0.208 |
0.289 ± 0.281 |
16.81 ± 15.56 |
220.19 ± 15.78 |
| MX1 |
-0.951 ± 0.064 |
-0.032 ± 0.454 |
0.308 ± 0.298 |
17.94 ± 11.66 |
181.93 ± 27.37 |
| MX2 |
-0.960 ± 0.066 |
-0.109 ± 0.431 |
0.256 ± 0.250 |
14.85 ± 10.03 |
186.47 ± 25.71 |
| MX3 |
-0.963 ± 0.104 |
-0.233 ± 0.423 |
0.136 ± 0.135 |
7.81 ± 8.98 |
193.57 ± 25.18 |
| RH08 |
-0.997 ± 0.001 |
-0.079 ± 0.016 |
0.028 ± 0.028 |
1.60 ± 0.99 |
184.51 ± 0.94 |
| RH09 |
-0.997 ± 0.006 |
-0.079 ± 0.068 |
0.028 ± 0.028 |
1.60 ± 4.06 |
184.51 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.997 ± 0.006 |
-0.079 ± 0.068 |
0.028 ± 0.028 |
1.60 ± 4.06 |
184.51 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.930 |
-0.115 |
0.188 |
10.967 |
186.982 |
| Median |
-0.960 |
-0.079 |
0.256 |
14.846 |
184.513 |
| Deviation |
0.094 |
0.255 |
0.155 |
9.125 |
16.521 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
27.4 ± 5.4 |
336.4 ± 16.1 |
1.56 ± 0.13 |
| VC |
81.8 ± 5.1 |
363.9 ± 11.7 |
1.56 ± 0.13 |
| MX1 |
45.4 ± 5.1 |
410.8 ± 15.9 |
1.56 ± 0.13 |
| MX2 |
49.8 ± 5.0 |
422.2 ± 15.8 |
1.56 ± 0.13 |
| MX3 |
57.4 ± 4.8 |
434.5 ± 15.8 |
1.56 ± 0.13 |
| RH08 |
49.8 ± 4.6 |
436.3 ± 17.9 |
1.56 ± 0.13 |
| RH09 |
49.8 ± 4.6 |
436.3 ± 17.9 |
1.56 ± 0.13 |
| RH10 |
49.8 ± 4.6 |
436.3 ± 17.9 |
1.56 ± 0.13 |
| Average |
51.4 |
409.6 |
1.56 |
| Median |
49.8 |
434.5 |
1.56 |
| Deviation |
15.0 |
38.5 |
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 |
36.6 ± 3.2 |
29.1 ± 0.6 |
65.7 ± 2.0 |
75.9 ± 2.3 |
1.26 ± 0.10 |
0.48 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
70.0 ± 3.6 |
4.4 ± 0.1 |
10.6 ± 0.3 |
81.2 ± 2.2 |
15.96 ± 0.75 |
0.86 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
56.1 ± 3.4 |
22.3 ± 0.5 |
52.0 ± 1.6 |
78.2 ± 2.2 |
2.51 ± 0.14 |
0.72 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
59.5 ± 3.3 |
20.4 ± 0.4 |
47.8 ± 1.5 |
78.7 ± 2.2 |
2.92 ± 0.15 |
0.76 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
63.0 ± 3.0 |
16.8 ± 0.4 |
39.8 ± 1.2 |
79.6 ± 2.2 |
3.74 ± 0.16 |
0.79 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
54.9 ± 2.5 |
20.4 ± 0.4 |
47.8 ± 1.5 |
78.7 ± 2.2 |
2.69 ± 0.11 |
0.70 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
54.9 ± 2.5 |
20.4 ± 0.4 |
47.8 ± 1.5 |
78.7 ± 2.2 |
2.69 ± 0.11 |
0.70 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
54.9 ± 2.5 |
20.4 ± 0.4 |
47.8 ± 1.5 |
78.7 ± 2.2 |
2.69 ± 0.11 |
0.70 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
56.3 |
19.3 |
44.9 |
78.7 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
| Median |
56.1 |
20.4 |
47.8 |
78.7 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
9.5 |
7.0 |
15.7 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
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 |
21.8 ± 6.7 |
34.3 ± 2.2 |
67.9 ± 5.1 |
79.4 ± 5.1 |
0.64 ± 0.21 |
0.27 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
45.3 ± 4.1 |
5.1 ± 0.2 |
10.9 ± 0.8 |
86.4 ± 4.3 |
8.96 ± 1.04 |
0.52 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
35.5 ± 6.9 |
26.1 ± 1.4 |
53.7 ± 4.0 |
82.5 ± 4.6 |
1.37 ± 0.29 |
0.43 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
38.0 ± 6.8 |
23.8 ± 1.3 |
49.4 ± 3.7 |
83.2 ± 4.6 |
1.61 ± 0.32 |
0.46 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
40.6 ± 6.9 |
19.6 ± 1.0 |
41.2 ± 3.1 |
84.3 ± 4.5 |
2.08 ± 0.39 |
0.48 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
34.9 ± 7.8 |
23.8 ± 1.3 |
49.4 ± 3.7 |
83.2 ± 4.6 |
1.47 ± 0.35 |
0.42 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
34.9 ± 7.8 |
23.8 ± 1.3 |
49.4 ± 3.7 |
83.2 ± 4.6 |
1.47 ± 0.35 |
0.42 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
34.9 ± 7.8 |
23.8 ± 1.3 |
49.4 ± 3.7 |
83.2 ± 4.6 |
1.47 ± 0.35 |
0.42 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
35.7 |
22.5 |
46.4 |
83.2 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
| Median |
35.5 |
23.8 |
49.4 |
83.2 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
| Deviation |
6.7 |
8.2 |
16.2 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
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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