Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20020622338
Observation time: 03/03/2002 62.98503 2338 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2002 |
| Fractional day of year |
62.985031 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
85106.7 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
SR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-3.098 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-227.412 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
3.920 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0306 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0269 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
1.58, 16.21, 16.49 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:18:12 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 22:45:03 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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-39.025 ± 3.889
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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] |
-347.6 ± 1.7 |
-361.0 ± 2.4 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-49.5 ± 3.4 |
-39.1 ± 1.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-55.7 ± 2.2 |
-41.8 ± 2.7 |
| Wi [km/s] |
24.3 ± 1.1 |
21.7 ± 0.8 |
| We [km/s] |
769.1 ± 35.3 |
686.6 ± 24.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
39.7 ± 1.5 |
15.7 ± 0.7 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
5.6 ± 0.4 |
-7.7 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-3.4 ± 1.1 |
12.4 ± 0.5 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-7.3 ± 0.9 |
-1.9 ± 1.0 |
Plasma Beta
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0.502 ± 0.496
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0.072 ± 0.071
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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31.40 ± 1.44
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28.03 ± 0.99
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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34.42 ± 1.42
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81.16 ± 3.69
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.986 ± 0.229 |
0.139 ± 1.460 |
0.089 ± 0.089 |
5.13 ± 64.97 |
171.96 ± 84.81 |
| VC |
-0.616 ± 0.090 |
0.465 ± 0.096 |
0.636 ± 0.532 |
39.52 ± 7.32 |
142.93 ± 7.72 |
| MX1 |
-0.984 ± 0.219 |
0.135 ± 1.267 |
-0.120 ± 0.119 |
-6.88 ± 64.17 |
172.16 ± 73.78 |
| MX2 |
-0.992 ± 0.163 |
0.090 ± 1.465 |
0.084 ± 0.084 |
4.83 ± 65.19 |
174.83 ± 84.58 |
| MX3 |
-0.997 ± 0.092 |
0.043 ± 1.410 |
0.060 ± 0.060 |
3.47 ± 65.31 |
177.50 ± 81.03 |
| RH08 |
-0.774 ± 0.004 |
-0.534 ± 0.003 |
-0.341 ± 0.327 |
-19.92 ± 0.88 |
214.60 ± 0.00 |
| RH09 |
-0.774 ± 0.042 |
-0.534 ± 0.056 |
-0.341 ± 0.327 |
-19.92 ± 4.08 |
214.60 ± 4.00 |
| RH10 |
-0.774 ± 0.042 |
-0.534 ± 0.056 |
-0.341 ± 0.327 |
-19.92 ± 4.08 |
214.60 ± 4.02 |
| Average |
-0.862 |
-0.091 |
-0.034 |
-1.714 |
185.397 |
| Median |
-0.774 |
0.090 |
0.060 |
3.468 |
177.503 |
| Deviation |
0.146 |
0.388 |
0.333 |
20.136 |
26.433 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
47.7 ± 3.5 |
320.6 ± 4.1 |
0.40 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
10.2 ± 7.1 |
140.0 ± 5.4 |
0.40 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
58.9 ± 4.0 |
333.6 ± 3.8 |
0.40 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
49.1 ± 3.2 |
325.8 ± 3.9 |
0.40 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
51.4 ± 3.0 |
331.7 ± 3.7 |
0.40 ± 0.02 |
| RH08 |
89.9 ± 2.8 |
314.4 ± 2.0 |
0.40 ± 0.02 |
| RH09 |
89.9 ± 2.8 |
314.4 ± 2.0 |
0.40 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
89.9 ± 2.8 |
314.4 ± 2.0 |
0.40 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
60.9 |
299.4 |
0.40 |
| Median |
58.9 |
320.6 |
0.40 |
| Deviation |
28.1 |
64.9 |
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 |
-10.4 ± 2.0 |
16.7 ± 0.5 |
23.2 ± 1.0 |
43.5 ± 1.3 |
-0.62 ± 0.11 |
-0.24 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
-15.5 ± 2.8 |
29.4 ± 1.0 |
33.9 ± 1.4 |
36.2 ± 1.1 |
-0.53 ± 0.08 |
-0.43 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
-8.2 ± 2.0 |
12.4 ± 0.4 |
17.8 ± 0.7 |
44.9 ± 1.4 |
-0.66 ± 0.15 |
-0.18 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
-10.0 ± 1.9 |
16.2 ± 0.5 |
22.5 ± 0.9 |
43.7 ± 1.3 |
-0.62 ± 0.11 |
-0.23 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
-9.5 ± 1.8 |
15.3 ± 0.5 |
21.5 ± 0.9 |
44.0 ± 1.4 |
-0.62 ± 0.11 |
-0.22 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
-0.0 ± 1.2 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
46.6 ± 1.4 |
-2.89 ± 48.31 |
-0.00 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
-0.0 ± 1.2 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
46.6 ± 1.4 |
-2.89 ± 48.31 |
-0.00 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
-0.0 ± 1.2 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
46.6 ± 1.4 |
-2.89 ± 48.31 |
-0.00 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
-6.7 |
11.3 |
14.9 |
44.0 |
-1.5 |
-0.2 |
| Median |
-8.2 |
15.3 |
21.5 |
44.9 |
-0.6 |
-0.2 |
| Deviation |
5.9 |
10.5 |
13.1 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
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 |
-26.3 ± 2.7 |
18.2 ± 0.6 |
54.6 ± 2.5 |
83.9 ± 3.5 |
-1.44 ± 0.15 |
-0.31 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
-37.5 ± 3.5 |
27.5 ± 1.0 |
79.9 ± 3.6 |
81.3 ± 3.7 |
-1.36 ± 0.13 |
-0.46 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
-21.1 ± 2.2 |
13.9 ± 0.4 |
41.9 ± 1.9 |
84.8 ± 3.5 |
-1.52 ± 0.17 |
-0.25 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
-25.4 ± 2.6 |
17.7 ± 0.6 |
53.2 ± 2.4 |
84.0 ± 3.5 |
-1.43 ± 0.15 |
-0.30 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
-24.1 ± 2.6 |
16.9 ± 0.5 |
50.7 ± 2.3 |
84.2 ± 3.5 |
-1.43 ± 0.16 |
-0.29 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
-0.1 ± 0.8 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
85.9 ± 3.4 |
-2.23 ± 28.56 |
-0.00 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
-0.1 ± 0.8 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
85.9 ± 3.4 |
-2.23 ± 28.56 |
-0.00 ± 0.01 |
| RH10 |
-0.1 ± 0.8 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
85.9 ± 3.4 |
-2.23 ± 28.56 |
-0.00 ± 0.01 |
| Average |
-16.8 |
11.8 |
35.1 |
84.5 |
-1.7 |
-0.2 |
| Median |
-21.1 |
16.9 |
50.7 |
84.8 |
-1.4 |
-0.2 |
| Deviation |
14.7 |
10.5 |
30.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
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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