Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20013390233
Observation time: 12/05/2001 339.10680 0233 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
339.106796 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
9227.2 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
FR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
42.550 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
426.131 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
18.420 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0010 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0302 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0329 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.13, 8.14, 8.32 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:16:49 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 22:14:27 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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57.109 ± 7.154
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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] |
-381.1 ± 4.3 |
-456.0 ± 13.7 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-103.4 ± 5.9 |
-17.9 ± 5.9 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
25.0 ± 8.4 |
-4.2 ± 18.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
69.0 ± 7.9 |
36.3 ± 5.8 |
| We [km/s] |
2183.2 ± 249.8 |
1147.6 ± 182.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
14.9 ± 1.9 |
6.7 ± 2.8 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-4.9 ± 2.1 |
-1.2 ± 1.0 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-10.4 ± 0.7 |
-8.2 ± 0.7 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-13.3 ± 2.7 |
-2.9 ± 1.9 |
Plasma Beta
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0.496 ± 0.478
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0.237 ± 0.225
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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89.13 ± 10.20
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46.85 ± 7.46
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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101.41 ± 9.65
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79.86 ± 14.85
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.280 ± 0.794 |
-0.945 ± 0.236 |
0.168 ± 0.166 |
9.65 ± 6.89 |
253.52 ± 48.10 |
| VC |
-0.733 ± 0.389 |
0.644 ± 0.443 |
-0.218 ± 0.214 |
-12.59 ± 11.20 |
138.72 ± 34.54 |
| MX1 |
-0.959 ± 0.403 |
-0.279 ± 1.385 |
0.038 ± 0.038 |
2.16 ± 5.33 |
196.23 ± 82.69 |
| MX2 |
-0.182 ± 1.093 |
-0.982 ± 0.203 |
0.041 ± 0.041 |
2.35 ± 4.72 |
259.48 ± 63.75 |
| MX3 |
-0.999 ± 0.019 |
-0.014 ± 1.336 |
0.042 ± 0.042 |
2.40 ± 5.99 |
180.78 ± 76.61 |
| RH08 |
-0.852 ± 0.011 |
-0.408 ± 0.019 |
0.330 ± 0.317 |
19.25 ± 1.08 |
205.57 ± 1.30 |
| RH09 |
-0.855 ± 0.036 |
-0.409 ± 0.064 |
0.318 ± 0.307 |
18.57 ± 3.99 |
205.57 ± 4.26 |
| RH10 |
-0.855 ± 0.036 |
-0.409 ± 0.064 |
0.318 ± 0.307 |
18.57 ± 3.99 |
205.57 ± 4.26 |
| Average |
-0.714 |
-0.350 |
0.130 |
7.543 |
205.679 |
| Median |
-0.852 |
-0.408 |
0.168 |
9.648 |
205.571 |
| Deviation |
0.310 |
0.517 |
0.192 |
11.163 |
38.501 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
59.2 ± 8.2 |
248.4 ± 94.4 |
0.45 ± 0.23 |
| VC |
89.5 ± 2.7 |
132.6 ± 142.3 |
0.45 ± 0.23 |
| MX1 |
65.8 ± 9.6 |
364.6 ± 45.2 |
0.45 ± 0.23 |
| MX2 |
53.2 ± 6.8 |
216.2 ± 96.8 |
0.45 ± 0.23 |
| MX3 |
74.9 ± 8.3 |
332.7 ± 74.7 |
0.45 ± 0.23 |
| RH08 |
76.2 ± 10.8 |
363.6 ± 19.4 |
0.45 ± 0.23 |
| RH09 |
75.6 ± 10.8 |
364.5 ± 19.4 |
0.45 ± 0.23 |
| RH10 |
75.6 ± 10.8 |
364.5 ± 19.4 |
0.45 ± 0.23 |
| Average |
71.2 |
298.4 |
0.45 |
| Median |
75.6 |
363.6 |
0.45 |
| Deviation |
11.4 |
88.9 |
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 |
39.8 ± 6.2 |
35.0 ± 1.4 |
52.0 ± 4.9 |
131.0 ± 4.5 |
1.14 ± 0.17 |
0.30 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
-74.8 ± 5.3 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
0.9 ± 0.1 |
135.6 ± 4.6 |
-122.22 ± 8.82 |
-0.55 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
-30.9 ± 4.9 |
27.7 ± 1.1 |
41.6 ± 4.0 |
132.7 ± 4.5 |
-1.12 ± 0.20 |
-0.23 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
44.0 ± 6.2 |
41.6 ± 1.6 |
60.8 ± 5.8 |
129.1 ± 4.5 |
1.06 ± 0.14 |
0.34 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
-50.5 ± 4.1 |
17.4 ± 0.7 |
26.4 ± 2.5 |
134.5 ± 4.6 |
-2.92 ± 0.29 |
-0.38 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
-11.4 ± 4.5 |
15.9 ± 0.6 |
24.2 ± 2.3 |
134.7 ± 4.6 |
-0.73 ± 0.30 |
-0.09 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
-11.7 ± 4.5 |
16.6 ± 0.6 |
25.3 ± 2.4 |
134.6 ± 4.6 |
-0.71 ± 0.29 |
-0.09 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
-11.7 ± 4.5 |
16.6 ± 0.6 |
25.3 ± 2.4 |
134.6 ± 4.6 |
-0.71 ± 0.29 |
-0.09 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
-13.4 |
21.4 |
32.1 |
133.3 |
-15.8 |
-0.1 |
| Median |
-11.7 |
17.4 |
26.4 |
134.6 |
-0.7 |
-0.1 |
| Deviation |
40.7 |
12.9 |
18.8 |
2.3 |
43.0 |
0.3 |
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 |
104.6 ± 10.1 |
20.9 ± 2.8 |
40.9 ± 7.6 |
90.8 ± 12.2 |
5.07 ± 0.65 |
1.17 ± 0.21 |
| VC |
-191.2 ± 7.7 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
0.7 ± 0.1 |
93.2 ± 12.1 |
-527.53 ± 68.57 |
-2.08 ± 0.30 |
| MX1 |
-77.8 ± 14.6 |
16.6 ± 2.2 |
32.8 ± 6.1 |
91.7 ± 12.2 |
-4.79 ± 1.21 |
-0.86 ± 0.22 |
| MX2 |
115.5 ± 8.0 |
24.7 ± 3.4 |
47.8 ± 8.9 |
89.8 ± 12.3 |
4.74 ± 0.55 |
1.31 ± 0.21 |
| MX3 |
-123.0 ± 14.1 |
10.4 ± 1.4 |
20.8 ± 3.9 |
92.6 ± 12.1 |
-12.03 ± 2.26 |
-1.35 ± 0.25 |
| RH8 |
-30.7 ± 16.8 |
9.5 ± 1.3 |
19.1 ± 3.5 |
92.7 ± 12.1 |
-3.31 ± 1.96 |
-0.33 ± 0.20 |
| RH9 |
-31.4 ± 16.7 |
9.9 ± 1.3 |
19.9 ± 3.7 |
92.6 ± 12.1 |
-3.24 ± 1.87 |
-0.34 ± 0.20 |
| RH10 |
-31.4 ± 16.7 |
9.9 ± 1.3 |
19.9 ± 3.7 |
92.6 ± 12.1 |
-3.24 ± 1.87 |
-0.34 ± 0.20 |
| Average |
-33.2 |
12.8 |
25.2 |
92.0 |
-68.0 |
-0.4 |
| Median |
-31.4 |
10.4 |
20.8 |
92.6 |
-3.2 |
-0.3 |
| Deviation |
104.3 |
7.6 |
14.8 |
1.2 |
185.7 |
1.2 |
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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