Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20013231815
Observation time: 11/19/2001 323.76078 1815 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
323.760781 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
65731.5 ± 9.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-0.201 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-72.361 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
5.740 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0010 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0301 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0289 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
3.11, 10.62, 10.95 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:16:28 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 22:05:23 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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1.036 ± 0.190
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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] |
-424.7 ± 5.8 |
-546.1 ± 8.0 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
11.8 ± 5.2 |
-4.5 ± 4.8 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-5.6 ± 5.2 |
-33.9 ± 10.5 |
| Wi [km/s] |
41.8 ± 4.1 |
76.2 ± 4.0 |
| We [km/s] |
1322.3 ± 129.1 |
2409.8 ± 126.9 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
3.3 ± 0.4 |
8.0 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-4.1 ± 0.2 |
-4.0 ± 0.8 |
| By GSE [nT] |
3.8 ± 0.4 |
11.6 ± 0.9 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.7 ± 0.9 |
3.5 ± 1.7 |
Plasma Beta
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0.373 ± 0.377
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0.592 ± 0.587
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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53.98 ± 5.27
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98.38 ± 5.18
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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69.02 ± 2.50
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99.59 ± 3.33
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.984 ± 0.041 |
0.129 ± 0.143 |
-0.127 ± 0.126 |
-7.28 ± 16.41 |
172.55 ± 8.32 |
| VC |
-0.965 ± 0.023 |
-0.131 ± 0.057 |
-0.226 ± 0.222 |
-13.07 ± 5.42 |
187.70 ± 3.36 |
| MX1 |
-0.985 ± 0.017 |
0.080 ± 0.058 |
-0.150 ± 0.149 |
-8.63 ± 6.12 |
175.36 ± 3.36 |
| MX2 |
-0.984 ± 0.015 |
0.074 ± 0.053 |
-0.160 ± 0.158 |
-9.18 ± 5.12 |
175.71 ± 3.07 |
| MX3 |
-0.984 ± 0.015 |
0.071 ± 0.052 |
-0.166 ± 0.164 |
-9.54 ± 5.12 |
175.85 ± 3.04 |
| RH08 |
-0.987 ± 0.002 |
0.078 ± 0.012 |
-0.140 ± 0.139 |
-8.03 ± 0.67 |
175.49 ± 0.71 |
| RH09 |
-0.982 ± 0.013 |
0.165 ± 0.068 |
-0.095 ± 0.095 |
-5.45 ± 4.02 |
170.47 ± 3.99 |
| RH10 |
-0.978 ± 0.015 |
0.182 ± 0.069 |
-0.106 ± 0.106 |
-6.09 ± 4.02 |
169.47 ± 4.03 |
| Average |
-0.981 |
0.081 |
-0.146 |
-8.408 |
175.325 |
| Median |
-0.984 |
0.080 |
-0.140 |
-8.028 |
175.487 |
| Deviation |
0.007 |
0.096 |
0.041 |
2.366 |
5.596 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
38.5 ± 4.0 |
625.5 ± 16.1 |
2.59 ± 0.27 |
| VC |
54.1 ± 4.1 |
623.7 ± 16.6 |
2.59 ± 0.27 |
| MX1 |
41.5 ± 4.1 |
629.1 ± 16.2 |
2.59 ± 0.27 |
| MX2 |
42.0 ± 4.1 |
628.9 ± 16.2 |
2.59 ± 0.27 |
| MX3 |
42.3 ± 4.1 |
628.9 ± 16.2 |
2.59 ± 0.27 |
| RH08 |
41.4 ± 4.0 |
629.6 ± 16.3 |
2.59 ± 0.27 |
| RH09 |
36.0 ± 3.9 |
622.5 ± 16.0 |
2.59 ± 0.27 |
| RH10 |
35.3 ± 4.0 |
620.1 ± 15.9 |
2.59 ± 0.27 |
| Average |
41.4 |
626.0 |
2.59 |
| Median |
41.5 |
628.9 |
2.59 |
| Deviation |
5.8 |
3.6 |
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 |
205.5 ± 6.1 |
36.5 ± 2.4 |
54.0 ± 2.0 |
79.8 ± 2.7 |
5.67 ± 0.50 |
2.58 ± 0.15 |
| VC |
214.0 ± 5.1 |
26.0 ± 1.6 |
40.4 ± 1.5 |
83.8 ± 3.0 |
8.28 ± 0.65 |
2.56 ± 0.14 |
| MX1 |
208.8 ± 6.0 |
34.5 ± 2.2 |
51.7 ± 1.9 |
80.7 ± 2.8 |
6.08 ± 0.52 |
2.59 ± 0.15 |
| MX2 |
209.0 ± 5.9 |
34.2 ± 2.2 |
51.3 ± 1.9 |
80.8 ± 2.8 |
6.14 ± 0.53 |
2.59 ± 0.15 |
| MX3 |
209.3 ± 5.9 |
34.0 ± 2.2 |
51.1 ± 1.9 |
80.9 ± 2.8 |
6.18 ± 0.53 |
2.59 ± 0.15 |
| RH8 |
208.6 ± 6.0 |
34.6 ± 2.2 |
51.8 ± 1.9 |
80.6 ± 2.8 |
6.06 ± 0.52 |
2.59 ± 0.15 |
| RH9 |
203.1 ± 6.3 |
38.0 ± 2.5 |
55.8 ± 2.0 |
79.1 ± 2.7 |
5.37 ± 0.48 |
2.57 ± 0.15 |
| RH10 |
202.2 ± 6.3 |
38.5 ± 2.6 |
56.3 ± 2.0 |
78.8 ± 2.7 |
5.28 ± 0.48 |
2.57 ± 0.15 |
| Average |
207.6 |
34.5 |
51.6 |
80.6 |
6.1 |
2.6 |
| Median |
208.8 |
34.6 |
51.8 |
80.7 |
6.1 |
2.6 |
| Deviation |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
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 |
84.6 ± 7.4 |
60.6 ± 0.8 |
77.9 ± 2.6 |
126.3 ± 1.5 |
1.40 ± 0.13 |
0.67 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
88.3 ± 7.2 |
43.0 ± 0.6 |
58.3 ± 2.0 |
133.3 ± 1.6 |
2.06 ± 0.18 |
0.66 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
86.2 ± 7.4 |
57.3 ± 0.8 |
74.6 ± 2.5 |
127.8 ± 1.5 |
1.51 ± 0.14 |
0.67 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
86.3 ± 7.3 |
56.8 ± 0.8 |
74.0 ± 2.5 |
128.1 ± 1.5 |
1.52 ± 0.14 |
0.67 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
86.4 ± 7.3 |
56.5 ± 0.8 |
73.7 ± 2.5 |
128.2 ± 1.5 |
1.53 ± 0.14 |
0.67 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
86.1 ± 7.4 |
57.4 ± 0.8 |
74.7 ± 2.5 |
127.8 ± 1.5 |
1.50 ± 0.14 |
0.67 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
83.9 ± 7.4 |
63.3 ± 0.9 |
80.6 ± 2.7 |
125.0 ± 1.5 |
1.33 ± 0.13 |
0.67 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
83.5 ± 7.4 |
64.1 ± 0.9 |
81.3 ± 2.7 |
124.6 ± 1.5 |
1.30 ± 0.12 |
0.67 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
85.7 |
57.4 |
74.4 |
127.6 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
| Median |
86.2 |
57.4 |
74.7 |
127.8 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
1.6 |
6.5 |
7.1 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
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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