Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20013041347
Observation time: 10/31/2001 304.57443 1347 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
304.574427 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
49630.5 ± 18.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
25.779 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-83.830 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
6.990 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0270 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0011
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0336 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
12.89, 16.18, 16.48 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:16:13 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 21:59:58 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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2.208 ± 0.347
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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] |
-325.1 ± 1.0 |
-389.3 ± 6.6 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
9.5 ± 1.9 |
-24.3 ± 4.0 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
0.0 ± 2.2 |
-38.1 ± 3.0 |
| Wi [km/s] |
10.5 ± 1.9 |
50.0 ± 4.1 |
| We [km/s] |
332.4 ± 60.1 |
1582.3 ± 130.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
2.8 ± 0.1 |
8.5 ± 0.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.5 ± 0.0 |
-5.3 ± 0.6 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-0.0 ± 0.1 |
3.2 ± 0.5 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.1 ± 0.1 |
0.1 ± 0.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.049 ± 0.047
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1.216 ± 1.065
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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13.57 ± 2.46
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64.60 ± 5.32
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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48.61 ± 1.09
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46.48 ± 4.55
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.848 ± 0.063 |
-0.307 ± 0.139 |
-0.432 ± 0.403 |
-25.57 ± 5.45 |
199.87 ± 9.35 |
| VC |
-0.783 ± 0.029 |
-0.413 ± 0.046 |
-0.465 ± 0.428 |
-27.73 ± 2.23 |
207.84 ± 3.34 |
| MX1 |
-0.850 ± 0.061 |
-0.312 ± 0.147 |
-0.424 ± 0.397 |
-25.10 ± 4.09 |
200.18 ± 9.85 |
| MX2 |
-0.847 ± 0.060 |
-0.308 ± 0.149 |
-0.434 ± 0.405 |
-25.73 ± 3.58 |
199.98 ± 10.05 |
| MX3 |
-0.845 ± 0.060 |
-0.306 ± 0.150 |
-0.439 ± 0.408 |
-26.01 ± 3.48 |
199.89 ± 10.15 |
| RH08 |
-0.929 ± 0.004 |
-0.207 ± 0.001 |
-0.307 ± 0.297 |
-17.89 ± 0.67 |
192.53 ± 0.00 |
| RH09 |
-0.952 ± 0.020 |
-0.177 ± 0.064 |
-0.251 ± 0.246 |
-14.56 ± 3.80 |
190.53 ± 3.87 |
| RH10 |
-0.952 ± 0.021 |
-0.177 ± 0.067 |
-0.251 ± 0.246 |
-14.56 ± 3.89 |
190.53 ± 4.02 |
| Average |
-0.876 |
-0.276 |
-0.375 |
-22.145 |
197.669 |
| Median |
-0.848 |
-0.306 |
-0.424 |
-25.104 |
199.890 |
| Deviation |
0.061 |
0.082 |
0.090 |
5.511 |
6.015 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
20.5 ± 1.3 |
394.4 ± 8.9 |
3.10 ± 0.22 |
| VC |
27.9 ± 1.3 |
372.2 ± 9.1 |
3.10 ± 0.22 |
| MX1 |
20.6 ± 1.3 |
394.9 ± 8.9 |
3.10 ± 0.22 |
| MX2 |
20.6 ± 1.3 |
393.9 ± 8.9 |
3.10 ± 0.22 |
| MX3 |
20.6 ± 1.3 |
393.4 ± 8.9 |
3.10 ± 0.22 |
| RH08 |
12.0 ± 1.7 |
417.3 ± 8.6 |
3.10 ± 0.22 |
| RH09 |
10.3 ± 1.9 |
421.8 ± 8.5 |
3.10 ± 0.22 |
| RH10 |
10.3 ± 1.9 |
421.8 ± 8.5 |
3.10 ± 0.22 |
| Average |
17.8 |
401.2 |
3.10 |
| Median |
20.6 |
394.9 |
3.10 |
| Deviation |
6.3 |
17.5 |
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 |
121.5 ± 1.5 |
12.6 ± 2.3 |
45.5 ± 1.0 |
48.9 ± 1.0 |
9.94 ± 2.09 |
2.49 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
121.7 ± 1.7 |
11.9 ± 2.1 |
43.0 ± 1.0 |
49.1 ± 1.0 |
10.59 ± 2.21 |
2.48 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
121.5 ± 1.5 |
12.6 ± 2.3 |
45.5 ± 1.0 |
48.9 ± 1.0 |
9.94 ± 2.09 |
2.49 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
121.5 ± 1.5 |
12.6 ± 2.3 |
45.5 ± 1.0 |
48.9 ± 1.0 |
9.95 ± 2.09 |
2.49 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
121.5 ± 1.5 |
12.6 ± 2.3 |
45.5 ± 1.0 |
48.9 ± 1.0 |
9.95 ± 2.09 |
2.49 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
117.2 ± 1.3 |
13.2 ± 2.4 |
47.6 ± 1.1 |
48.7 ± 1.1 |
9.15 ± 1.93 |
2.41 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
114.1 ± 1.2 |
13.3 ± 2.4 |
47.8 ± 1.1 |
48.7 ± 1.1 |
8.85 ± 1.86 |
2.34 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
114.1 ± 1.2 |
13.3 ± 2.4 |
47.8 ± 1.1 |
48.7 ± 1.1 |
8.85 ± 1.86 |
2.34 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
119.2 |
12.8 |
46.0 |
48.8 |
9.7 |
2.4 |
| Median |
121.5 |
12.6 |
45.5 |
48.9 |
9.9 |
2.5 |
| Deviation |
3.4 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
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 |
40.3 ± 6.8 |
41.1 ± 3.0 |
43.5 ± 4.3 |
68.3 ± 4.4 |
0.98 ± 0.14 |
0.60 ± 0.13 |
| VC |
39.7 ± 6.7 |
37.6 ± 2.5 |
41.1 ± 4.0 |
70.3 ± 4.2 |
1.05 ± 0.15 |
0.57 ± 0.12 |
| MX1 |
40.2 ± 6.8 |
41.0 ± 3.0 |
43.5 ± 4.3 |
68.3 ± 4.4 |
0.98 ± 0.14 |
0.60 ± 0.13 |
| MX2 |
40.3 ± 6.8 |
41.0 ± 3.0 |
43.5 ± 4.3 |
68.3 ± 4.4 |
0.98 ± 0.14 |
0.60 ± 0.13 |
| MX3 |
40.3 ± 6.8 |
41.0 ± 3.0 |
43.5 ± 4.3 |
68.4 ± 4.4 |
0.98 ± 0.14 |
0.60 ± 0.13 |
| RH8 |
38.9 ± 6.9 |
44.3 ± 3.7 |
45.5 ± 4.5 |
66.2 ± 4.8 |
0.88 ± 0.12 |
0.60 ± 0.14 |
| RH9 |
37.5 ± 6.9 |
44.8 ± 3.8 |
45.7 ± 4.5 |
65.8 ± 4.9 |
0.83 ± 0.12 |
0.58 ± 0.14 |
| RH10 |
37.5 ± 6.9 |
44.8 ± 3.8 |
45.7 ± 4.5 |
65.8 ± 4.9 |
0.83 ± 0.12 |
0.58 ± 0.14 |
| Average |
39.3 |
41.9 |
44.0 |
67.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
| Median |
40.2 |
41.1 |
43.5 |
68.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
1.2 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
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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