Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20012900713
Observation time: 10/17/2001 290.30101 0713 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
290.301010 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
26007.2 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
66.379 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-47.924 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
7.130 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0256 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0283 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
8.47, 10.30, 13.36 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:15:56 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 21:50:35 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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13.681 ± 4.312
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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] |
-321.2 ± 1.2 |
-341.9 ± 1.6 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
20.9 ± 2.7 |
-4.5 ± 1.7 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-14.1 ± 2.5 |
-9.7 ± 1.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
25.0 ± 0.7 |
20.1 ± 0.7 |
| We [km/s] |
790.9 ± 22.4 |
634.5 ± 21.5 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
1.2 ± 0.0 |
4.9 ± 0.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-2.3 ± 0.2 |
2.4 ± 0.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
2.7 ± 0.2 |
1.3 ± 0.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.2 ± 0.1 |
-0.2 ± 0.1 |
Plasma Beta
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0.129 ± 0.132
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0.559 ± 0.543
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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32.29 ± 0.92
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25.90 ± 0.88
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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69.63 ± 1.46
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26.91 ± 1.34
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.277 ± 0.046 |
-0.961 ± 0.013 |
0.013 ± 0.013 |
0.76 ± 2.21 |
253.91 ± 2.74 |
| VC |
-0.628 ± 0.066 |
-0.768 ± 0.054 |
0.130 ± 0.129 |
7.47 ± 4.72 |
230.73 ± 4.87 |
| MX1 |
-0.271 ± 0.049 |
-0.959 ± 0.015 |
0.085 ± 0.085 |
4.87 ± 3.91 |
254.23 ± 2.95 |
| MX2 |
-0.261 ± 0.058 |
-0.951 ± 0.033 |
0.169 ± 0.167 |
9.71 ± 10.36 |
254.66 ± 3.44 |
| MX3 |
-0.269 ± 0.051 |
-0.958 ± 0.017 |
0.104 ± 0.104 |
5.97 ± 5.22 |
254.32 ± 3.03 |
| RH08 |
-0.130 ± 0.022 |
-0.165 ± 0.027 |
-0.978 ± 0.286 |
-77.86 ± 2.00 |
231.64 ± 2.00 |
| RH09 |
-0.128 ± 0.050 |
-0.167 ± 0.056 |
-0.978 ± 0.286 |
-77.86 ± 3.67 |
232.65 ± 11.26 |
| RH10 |
-0.118 ± 0.040 |
-0.091 ± 0.038 |
-0.989 ± 0.212 |
-81.43 ± 2.51 |
217.60 ± 13.02 |
| Average |
-0.260 |
-0.627 |
-0.305 |
-26.047 |
241.219 |
| Median |
-0.261 |
-0.768 |
0.085 |
4.866 |
253.913 |
| Deviation |
0.165 |
0.408 |
0.561 |
43.979 |
14.714 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
56.9 ± 4.0 |
108.9 ± 1.5 |
4.01 ± 0.22 |
| VC |
80.5 ± 4.0 |
227.7 ± 0.8 |
4.01 ± 0.22 |
| MX1 |
57.0 ± 4.1 |
106.1 ± 1.5 |
4.01 ± 0.22 |
| MX2 |
57.4 ± 4.0 |
101.8 ± 1.5 |
4.01 ± 0.22 |
| MX3 |
57.1 ± 4.0 |
105.2 ± 1.5 |
4.01 ± 0.22 |
| RH08 |
84.0 ± 1.4 |
55.7 ± 1.9 |
4.01 ± 0.22 |
| RH09 |
83.8 ± 1.4 |
54.7 ± 1.9 |
4.01 ± 0.22 |
| RH10 |
86.7 ± 1.4 |
50.6 ± 1.9 |
4.01 ± 0.22 |
| Average |
70.4 |
101.3 |
4.01 |
| Median |
80.5 |
105.2 |
4.01 |
| Deviation |
14.4 |
57.2 |
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 |
40.1 ± 2.6 |
16.4 ± 0.4 |
38.0 ± 0.8 |
75.0 ± 1.2 |
2.45 ± 0.15 |
0.53 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
43.9 ± 2.3 |
4.8 ± 0.1 |
11.5 ± 0.2 |
76.6 ± 1.2 |
9.11 ± 0.45 |
0.57 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
40.3 ± 2.7 |
16.3 ± 0.4 |
37.9 ± 0.8 |
75.0 ± 1.2 |
2.47 ± 0.15 |
0.54 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
40.3 ± 2.7 |
16.1 ± 0.4 |
37.5 ± 0.8 |
75.0 ± 1.2 |
2.50 ± 0.16 |
0.54 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
40.4 ± 2.7 |
16.3 ± 0.4 |
37.8 ± 0.8 |
75.0 ± 1.2 |
2.48 ± 0.15 |
0.54 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
3.5 ± 2.5 |
3.0 ± 0.1 |
7.2 ± 0.2 |
76.7 ± 1.2 |
1.15 ± 0.81 |
0.05 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
3.5 ± 2.5 |
3.1 ± 0.1 |
7.5 ± 0.2 |
76.7 ± 1.2 |
1.11 ± 0.79 |
0.05 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
0.6 ± 2.5 |
1.7 ± 0.0 |
4.0 ± 0.1 |
76.7 ± 1.2 |
0.38 ± 1.49 |
0.01 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
26.6 |
9.7 |
22.7 |
75.9 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
| Median |
40.3 |
16.1 |
37.5 |
76.6 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
20.0 |
7.1 |
16.3 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
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 |
10.0 ± 1.3 |
10.6 ± 0.4 |
14.7 ± 0.7 |
35.8 ± 1.3 |
0.94 ± 0.09 |
0.28 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
11.0 ± 0.5 |
3.1 ± 0.1 |
4.4 ± 0.2 |
37.2 ± 1.3 |
3.57 ± 0.12 |
0.30 ± 0.01 |
| MX1 |
10.1 ± 1.3 |
10.6 ± 0.4 |
14.6 ± 0.7 |
35.8 ± 1.3 |
0.95 ± 0.09 |
0.28 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
10.1 ± 1.3 |
10.5 ± 0.4 |
14.5 ± 0.7 |
35.9 ± 1.3 |
0.96 ± 0.09 |
0.28 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
10.1 ± 1.3 |
10.6 ± 0.4 |
14.6 ± 0.7 |
35.8 ± 1.3 |
0.95 ± 0.09 |
0.28 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
0.8 ± 1.4 |
1.9 ± 0.1 |
2.8 ± 0.1 |
37.3 ± 1.3 |
0.44 ± 0.72 |
0.02 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
0.9 ± 1.4 |
2.0 ± 0.1 |
2.9 ± 0.1 |
37.3 ± 1.3 |
0.42 ± 0.70 |
0.02 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
0.2 ± 1.4 |
1.1 ± 0.0 |
1.5 ± 0.1 |
37.3 ± 1.3 |
0.15 ± 1.34 |
0.00 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
6.6 |
6.3 |
8.8 |
36.6 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
| Median |
10.1 |
10.5 |
14.5 |
37.2 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
| Deviation |
5.0 |
4.6 |
6.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
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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