Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20013281359
Observation time: 11/24/2001 328.58276 1359 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
328.582763 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
50350.7 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
FR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
18.859 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-78.661 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
6.920 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0192 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0274 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.29, 13.73, 14.07 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:16:34 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 22:08:55 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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1.642 ± 0.208
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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] |
-903.2 ± 16.6 |
-1009.3 ± 5.3 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-95.2 ± 14.8 |
-59.6 ± 10.0 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-143.7 ± 10.5 |
-147.2 ± 8.7 |
| Wi [km/s] |
100.0 ± 21.2 |
69.9 ± 13.7 |
| We [km/s] |
3163.6 ± 671.8 |
2211.7 ± 433.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
21.2 ± 7.3 |
7.3 ± 0.8 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
15.4 ± 3.2 |
12.0 ± 0.8 |
| By GSE [nT] |
21.7 ± 2.6 |
11.7 ± 1.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-7.4 ± 7.4 |
-5.9 ± 2.0 |
Plasma Beta
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0.524 ± 0.503
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0.246 ± 0.246
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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129.16 ± 27.43
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90.29 ± 17.70
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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141.37 ± 32.67
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145.19 ± 10.09
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.963 ± 0.145 |
-0.166 ± 0.489 |
0.211 ± 0.208 |
12.20 ± 32.55 |
189.75 ± 29.08 |
| VC |
-0.946 ± 0.053 |
0.324 ± 0.153 |
-0.024 ± 0.024 |
-1.37 ± 6.15 |
161.11 ± 9.28 |
| MX1 |
-0.951 ± 0.082 |
0.305 ± 0.255 |
0.043 ± 0.043 |
2.47 ± 6.09 |
162.20 ± 15.39 |
| MX2 |
-0.943 ± 0.122 |
0.333 ± 0.345 |
-0.013 ± 0.013 |
-0.75 ± 9.96 |
160.53 ± 20.95 |
| MX3 |
-0.955 ± 0.059 |
0.281 ± 0.194 |
0.092 ± 0.092 |
5.29 ± 9.53 |
163.63 ± 11.63 |
| RH08 |
-0.992 ± 0.002 |
-0.078 ± 0.017 |
-0.095 ± 0.095 |
-5.45 ± 0.98 |
184.51 ± 1.01 |
| RH09 |
-0.996 ± 0.006 |
-0.079 ± 0.068 |
-0.050 ± 0.050 |
-2.88 ± 4.06 |
184.51 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.996 ± 0.006 |
-0.079 ± 0.068 |
-0.050 ± 0.050 |
-2.88 ± 4.06 |
184.51 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.968 |
0.105 |
0.014 |
0.827 |
173.845 |
| Median |
-0.955 |
0.281 |
-0.013 |
-0.753 |
184.513 |
| Deviation |
0.023 |
0.222 |
0.099 |
5.684 |
12.950 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
45.3 ± 5.4 |
804.1 ± 39.2 |
0.38 ± 0.11 |
| VC |
74.7 ± 7.9 |
760.3 ± 42.5 |
0.38 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
72.7 ± 7.1 |
758.0 ± 41.6 |
0.38 ± 0.11 |
| MX2 |
75.1 ± 7.8 |
754.7 ± 42.3 |
0.38 ± 0.11 |
| MX3 |
70.7 ± 6.6 |
758.3 ± 40.9 |
0.38 ± 0.11 |
| RH08 |
54.4 ± 10.1 |
858.4 ± 44.6 |
0.38 ± 0.11 |
| RH09 |
53.5 ± 9.5 |
854.3 ± 44.1 |
0.38 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
53.5 ± 9.5 |
854.3 ± 44.1 |
0.38 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
62.5 |
800.3 |
0.38 |
| Median |
70.7 |
804.1 |
0.38 |
| Deviation |
12.0 |
48.5 |
0.00 |
Upstream 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 |
-51.3 ± 16.1 |
71.9 ± 14.9 |
99.5 ± 23.0 |
177.9 ± 37.4 |
-0.75 ± 0.29 |
-0.30 ± 0.12 |
| VC |
-66.7 ± 13.9 |
25.2 ± 5.2 |
37.3 ± 8.6 |
190.3 ± 39.9 |
-2.80 ± 0.96 |
-0.37 ± 0.13 |
| MX1 |
-65.9 ± 13.5 |
28.5 ± 5.9 |
42.0 ± 9.7 |
189.8 ± 39.8 |
-2.45 ± 0.83 |
-0.37 ± 0.13 |
| MX2 |
-67.0 ± 13.7 |
24.6 ± 5.1 |
36.4 ± 8.4 |
190.3 ± 39.9 |
-2.88 ± 0.98 |
-0.37 ± 0.13 |
| MX3 |
-64.7 ± 13.3 |
31.7 ± 6.6 |
46.7 ± 10.8 |
189.3 ± 39.7 |
-2.15 ± 0.72 |
-0.36 ± 0.12 |
| RH8 |
-59.0 ± 17.8 |
57.9 ± 12.0 |
82.3 ± 19.0 |
183.0 ± 38.5 |
-1.08 ± 0.43 |
-0.34 ± 0.14 |
| RH9 |
-59.7 ± 17.6 |
59.2 ± 12.3 |
84.1 ± 19.4 |
182.6 ± 38.4 |
-1.07 ± 0.42 |
-0.35 ± 0.14 |
| RH10 |
-59.7 ± 17.6 |
59.2 ± 12.3 |
84.1 ± 19.4 |
182.6 ± 38.4 |
-1.07 ± 0.42 |
-0.35 ± 0.14 |
| Average |
-61.7 |
44.8 |
64.0 |
185.7 |
-1.8 |
-0.4 |
| Median |
-59.7 |
57.9 |
82.3 |
189.3 |
-1.1 |
-0.3 |
| Deviation |
5.4 |
19.1 |
25.8 |
4.8 |
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 |
-146.9 ± 5.2 |
56.6 ± 9.3 |
102.2 ± 7.1 |
162.0 ± 9.2 |
-2.67 ± 0.55 |
-0.91 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
-178.6 ± 4.2 |
20.1 ± 3.1 |
38.3 ± 2.7 |
170.6 ± 10.2 |
-9.14 ± 1.90 |
-1.05 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
-177.5 ± 4.2 |
22.7 ± 3.5 |
43.1 ± 3.0 |
170.3 ± 10.2 |
-8.05 ± 1.68 |
-1.05 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
-178.9 ± 4.2 |
19.6 ± 3.0 |
37.4 ± 2.6 |
170.6 ± 10.2 |
-9.39 ± 1.95 |
-1.05 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
-175.7 ± 4.2 |
25.3 ± 3.9 |
48.0 ± 3.3 |
169.9 ± 10.1 |
-7.15 ± 1.50 |
-1.04 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
-161.9 ± 6.3 |
45.8 ± 7.3 |
84.6 ± 5.9 |
165.5 ± 9.6 |
-3.63 ± 0.72 |
-0.98 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
-162.7 ± 6.0 |
46.8 ± 7.5 |
86.3 ± 6.0 |
165.2 ± 9.5 |
-3.57 ± 0.71 |
-0.99 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
-162.7 ± 6.0 |
46.8 ± 7.5 |
86.3 ± 6.0 |
165.2 ± 9.5 |
-3.57 ± 0.71 |
-0.99 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
-168.1 |
35.5 |
65.8 |
167.4 |
-5.9 |
-1.0 |
| Median |
-162.7 |
45.8 |
84.6 |
169.9 |
-3.6 |
-1.0 |
| Deviation |
11.5 |
15.0 |
26.5 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
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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