Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20013642005
Observation time: 12/30/2001 364.83689 2005 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
364.836892 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
72307.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
42.550 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
457.044 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
18.420 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0222 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0269 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
3.17, 3.98, 4.09 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:17:14 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 22:27:10 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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2.198 ± 2.088
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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] |
-424.5 ± 3.6 |
-562.9 ± 16.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
26.2 ± 18.2 |
-23.8 ± 15.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-6.9 ± 5.5 |
-16.3 ± 41.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
76.6 ± 3.5 |
107.4 ± 10.5 |
| We [km/s] |
2422.3 ± 109.8 |
3394.8 ± 331.9 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
7.0 ± 0.4 |
16.0 ± 1.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
4.8 ± 0.8 |
6.3 ± 2.9 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-4.2 ± 3.7 |
-16.6 ± 5.8 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
9.5 ± 0.9 |
10.3 ± 9.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.612 ± 0.639
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0.738 ± 0.748
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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98.89 ± 4.48
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138.59 ± 13.55
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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98.60 ± 6.11
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125.93 ± 4.93
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.852 ± 0.306 |
-0.040 ± 0.744 |
-0.522 ± 0.469 |
-31.48 ± 33.34 |
182.67 ± 50.05 |
| VC |
-0.944 ± 0.045 |
-0.329 ± 0.126 |
-0.035 ± 0.035 |
-2.02 ± 14.03 |
199.20 ± 7.67 |
| MX1 |
-0.987 ± 0.094 |
-0.059 ± 0.575 |
-0.153 ± 0.151 |
-8.78 ± 33.09 |
183.40 ± 33.41 |
| MX2 |
-0.994 ± 0.029 |
-0.092 ± 0.258 |
-0.064 ± 0.064 |
-3.66 ± 15.53 |
185.28 ± 14.87 |
| MX3 |
-0.993 ± 0.024 |
-0.117 ± 0.202 |
0.021 ± 0.021 |
1.23 ± 11.71 |
186.73 ± 11.64 |
| RH08 |
-0.997 ± 0.002 |
0.061 ± 0.028 |
-0.039 ± 0.039 |
-2.24 ± 1.58 |
176.49 ± 1.61 |
| RH09 |
-0.989 ± 0.010 |
0.148 ± 0.068 |
-0.006 ± 0.006 |
-0.32 ± 4.05 |
171.48 ± 3.93 |
| RH10 |
-0.989 ± 0.010 |
0.148 ± 0.068 |
-0.006 ± 0.006 |
-0.32 ± 4.05 |
171.48 ± 3.94 |
| Average |
-0.968 |
-0.035 |
-0.100 |
-5.949 |
182.091 |
| Median |
-0.989 |
-0.040 |
-0.035 |
-2.021 |
183.398 |
| Deviation |
0.050 |
0.157 |
0.178 |
10.753 |
9.128 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
41.5 ± 8.7 |
578.6 ± 50.5 |
2.26 ± 0.16 |
| VC |
72.8 ± 8.9 |
662.4 ± 31.0 |
2.26 ± 0.16 |
| MX1 |
60.1 ± 5.8 |
669.8 ± 31.6 |
2.26 ± 0.16 |
| MX2 |
65.2 ± 5.6 |
678.1 ± 28.0 |
2.26 ± 0.16 |
| MX3 |
70.0 ± 5.5 |
677.7 ± 25.1 |
2.26 ± 0.16 |
| RH08 |
63.0 ± 3.9 |
669.0 ± 24.0 |
2.26 ± 0.16 |
| RH09 |
63.0 ± 3.6 |
654.7 ± 20.9 |
2.26 ± 0.16 |
| RH10 |
63.0 ± 3.6 |
654.7 ± 20.9 |
2.26 ± 0.16 |
| Average |
62.3 |
655.6 |
2.26 |
| Median |
63.0 |
669.0 |
2.26 |
| Deviation |
9.4 |
32.4 |
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 |
214.4 ± 5.5 |
57.2 ± 2.0 |
73.9 ± 4.6 |
127.5 ± 4.1 |
3.75 ± 0.14 |
1.68 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
270.1 ± 8.9 |
20.8 ± 0.7 |
29.1 ± 1.8 |
138.2 ± 4.5 |
13.02 ± 0.63 |
1.96 ± 0.10 |
| MX1 |
251.5 ± 4.8 |
35.9 ± 1.2 |
49.2 ± 3.0 |
135.1 ± 4.4 |
7.00 ± 0.27 |
1.86 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
258.2 ± 5.1 |
29.9 ± 1.0 |
41.3 ± 2.6 |
136.5 ± 4.4 |
8.65 ± 0.34 |
1.89 ± 0.08 |
| MX3 |
259.4 ± 5.3 |
24.2 ± 0.8 |
33.7 ± 2.1 |
137.7 ± 4.5 |
10.74 ± 0.43 |
1.89 ± 0.08 |
| RH8 |
243.7 ± 2.9 |
32.5 ± 1.1 |
44.7 ± 2.8 |
135.9 ± 4.4 |
7.51 ± 0.26 |
1.79 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
231.0 ± 2.4 |
32.5 ± 1.1 |
44.8 ± 2.8 |
135.9 ± 4.4 |
7.11 ± 0.24 |
1.70 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
231.0 ± 2.4 |
32.5 ± 1.1 |
44.8 ± 2.8 |
135.9 ± 4.4 |
7.11 ± 0.24 |
1.70 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
244.9 |
33.2 |
45.2 |
135.3 |
8.1 |
1.8 |
| Median |
251.5 |
32.5 |
44.8 |
135.9 |
7.5 |
1.9 |
| Deviation |
18.5 |
10.9 |
13.3 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
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 |
89.6 ± 33.9 |
76.1 ± 3.3 |
94.4 ± 3.7 |
171.4 ± 9.5 |
1.19 ± 0.47 |
0.53 ± 0.21 |
| VC |
122.8 ± 20.5 |
27.7 ± 1.2 |
37.1 ± 1.5 |
185.5 ± 9.9 |
4.45 ± 0.84 |
0.67 ± 0.13 |
| MX1 |
110.6 ± 22.2 |
47.9 ± 2.1 |
62.8 ± 2.5 |
181.3 ± 9.7 |
2.32 ± 0.51 |
0.61 ± 0.14 |
| MX2 |
115.5 ± 19.6 |
39.8 ± 1.8 |
52.8 ± 2.1 |
183.2 ± 9.8 |
2.91 ± 0.55 |
0.63 ± 0.13 |
| MX3 |
116.3 ± 17.2 |
32.2 ± 1.4 |
43.1 ± 1.7 |
184.7 ± 9.9 |
3.62 ± 0.61 |
0.63 ± 0.11 |
| RH8 |
108.4 ± 17.4 |
43.3 ± 1.9 |
57.1 ± 2.2 |
182.4 ± 9.8 |
2.51 ± 0.45 |
0.60 ± 0.11 |
| RH9 |
101.5 ± 15.5 |
43.3 ± 1.9 |
57.2 ± 2.2 |
182.4 ± 9.8 |
2.35 ± 0.40 |
0.56 ± 0.10 |
| RH10 |
101.5 ± 15.5 |
43.3 ± 1.9 |
57.2 ± 2.2 |
182.4 ± 9.8 |
2.35 ± 0.40 |
0.56 ± 0.10 |
| Average |
108.3 |
44.2 |
57.7 |
181.7 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
| Median |
110.6 |
43.3 |
57.2 |
182.4 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
10.5 |
14.5 |
17.0 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
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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