Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20020641048
Observation time: 03/05/2002 64.45040 1048 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2002 |
| Fractional day of year |
64.450399 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
38914.5 ± 220.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-0.279 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-219.226 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
3.150 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0252 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0222 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
5.28, 5.56, 6.32 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:18:16 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 22:46:48 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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69.329 ± 4.939
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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] |
-639.3 ± 5.1 |
-718.4 ± 9.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
27.6 ± 3.0 |
7.9 ± 2.3 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-26.5 ± 6.6 |
33.5 ± 7.7 |
| Wi [km/s] |
58.3 ± 3.0 |
87.0 ± 4.1 |
| We [km/s] |
1842.4 ± 96.0 |
2750.1 ± 129.0 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
2.4 ± 0.2 |
3.7 ± 0.1 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-8.7 ± 0.1 |
-2.6 ± 0.8 |
| By GSE [nT] |
2.6 ± 0.2 |
5.9 ± 0.5 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.6 ± 0.4 |
-1.6 ± 0.8 |
Plasma Beta
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0.184 ± 0.186
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1.306 ± 1.247
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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75.22 ± 3.92
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112.27 ± 5.27
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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136.52 ± 3.78
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76.49 ± 2.86
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.556 ± 0.048 |
0.824 ± 0.033 |
-0.109 ± 0.109 |
-6.28 ± 4.13 |
124.03 ± 3.35 |
| VC |
-0.781 ± 0.058 |
-0.195 ± 0.033 |
0.593 ± 0.511 |
36.37 ± 5.72 |
194.02 ± 2.20 |
| MX1 |
-0.581 ± 0.067 |
0.800 ± 0.049 |
-0.151 ± 0.150 |
-8.71 ± 4.70 |
125.98 ± 4.78 |
| MX2 |
-0.553 ± 0.048 |
0.827 ± 0.033 |
-0.103 ± 0.103 |
-5.93 ± 4.32 |
123.76 ± 3.32 |
| MX3 |
-0.460 ± 0.148 |
0.887 ± 0.077 |
0.035 ± 0.035 |
2.00 ± 12.78 |
117.40 ± 9.57 |
| RH08 |
-0.372 ± 0.042 |
0.907 ± 0.020 |
0.196 ± 0.193 |
11.28 ± 3.26 |
112.31 ± 2.67 |
| RH09 |
-0.372 ± 0.048 |
0.907 ± 0.023 |
0.196 ± 0.193 |
11.28 ± 3.60 |
112.31 ± 3.00 |
| RH10 |
-0.372 ± 0.049 |
0.907 ± 0.023 |
0.196 ± 0.193 |
11.28 ± 3.62 |
112.31 ± 3.07 |
| Average |
-0.506 |
0.733 |
0.106 |
6.410 |
127.768 |
| Median |
-0.460 |
0.887 |
0.196 |
11.276 |
123.765 |
| Deviation |
0.142 |
0.378 |
0.246 |
14.784 |
27.378 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
47.6 ± 1.9 |
443.7 ± 14.8 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| VC |
30.5 ± 2.0 |
774.4 ± 49.6 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| MX1 |
47.6 ± 2.0 |
459.0 ± 15.2 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| MX2 |
47.6 ± 1.8 |
441.4 ± 14.8 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| MX3 |
48.8 ± 1.4 |
378.6 ± 14.0 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| RH08 |
49.9 ± 1.0 |
327.5 ± 15.5 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| RH09 |
49.9 ± 1.0 |
327.5 ± 15.5 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| RH10 |
49.9 ± 1.0 |
327.5 ± 15.5 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| Average |
46.5 |
434.9 |
1.55 |
| Median |
48.8 |
441.4 |
1.55 |
| Deviation |
6.5 |
148.2 |
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 |
62.4 ± 2.9 |
46.5 ± 1.8 |
92.1 ± 2.5 |
148.8 ± 2.7 |
1.34 ± 0.10 |
0.42 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
296.0 ± 3.4 |
61.8 ± 2.7 |
117.6 ± 3.3 |
143.1 ± 3.0 |
4.80 ± 0.22 |
2.07 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
61.6 ± 3.2 |
46.5 ± 1.8 |
92.1 ± 2.5 |
148.8 ± 2.7 |
1.33 ± 0.10 |
0.41 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
62.4 ± 2.9 |
46.5 ± 1.8 |
92.1 ± 2.5 |
148.8 ± 2.7 |
1.34 ± 0.10 |
0.42 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
61.0 ± 2.5 |
45.3 ± 1.8 |
89.9 ± 2.5 |
149.2 ± 2.6 |
1.35 ± 0.08 |
0.41 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
69.6 ± 2.8 |
44.2 ± 1.7 |
88.0 ± 2.4 |
149.5 ± 2.6 |
1.58 ± 0.08 |
0.47 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
69.6 ± 2.8 |
44.2 ± 1.7 |
88.0 ± 2.4 |
149.5 ± 2.6 |
1.58 ± 0.08 |
0.47 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
69.6 ± 2.8 |
44.2 ± 1.7 |
88.0 ± 2.4 |
149.5 ± 2.6 |
1.58 ± 0.08 |
0.47 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
94.0 |
47.4 |
93.5 |
148.4 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
| Median |
69.6 |
46.5 |
92.1 |
149.2 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
81.7 |
5.9 |
9.9 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
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 |
41.1 ± 4.0 |
45.1 ± 1.0 |
51.6 ± 1.9 |
128.2 ± 3.8 |
0.91 ± 0.09 |
0.32 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
194.8 ± 10.0 |
60.9 ± 1.6 |
65.9 ± 2.5 |
121.5 ± 4.2 |
3.20 ± 0.20 |
1.60 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
40.5 ± 4.2 |
45.1 ± 1.0 |
51.6 ± 1.9 |
128.2 ± 3.8 |
0.90 ± 0.09 |
0.32 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
41.2 ± 4.0 |
45.1 ± 1.0 |
51.6 ± 1.9 |
128.2 ± 3.8 |
0.91 ± 0.09 |
0.32 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
40.0 ± 3.5 |
43.9 ± 1.0 |
50.4 ± 1.9 |
128.6 ± 3.8 |
0.91 ± 0.08 |
0.31 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
46.3 ± 3.6 |
42.9 ± 0.9 |
49.3 ± 1.8 |
129.0 ± 3.8 |
1.08 ± 0.08 |
0.36 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
46.3 ± 3.6 |
42.9 ± 0.9 |
49.3 ± 1.8 |
129.0 ± 3.8 |
1.08 ± 0.08 |
0.36 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
46.3 ± 3.6 |
42.9 ± 0.9 |
49.3 ± 1.8 |
129.0 ± 3.8 |
1.08 ± 0.08 |
0.36 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
62.1 |
46.1 |
52.4 |
127.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
| Median |
46.3 |
45.1 |
51.6 |
128.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
| Deviation |
53.7 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
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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