Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20020882215
Observation time: 03/29/2002 88.92724 2215 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2002 |
| Fractional day of year |
88.927240 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
80113.5 ± 6.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
79.037 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
21.043 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-5.140 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0011 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0336 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0010
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0301 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.53, 7.19, 7.28 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:18:34 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 22:52:26 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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21.119 ± 0.871
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Asymptotic
plasma
parameters (About, Top)
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Parameter
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Upstream
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Downstream
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| Vx GSE [km/s] |
-326.2 ± 1.5 |
-369.8 ± 4.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-19.0 ± 2.2 |
-39.1 ± 2.0 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-7.1 ± 1.3 |
-15.1 ± 5.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
20.6 ± 0.7 |
28.7 ± 1.9 |
| We [km/s] |
650.4 ± 21.1 |
907.2 ± 58.9 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
23.2 ± 2.1 |
61.2 ± 6.5 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-1.8 ± 0.9 |
-5.3 ± 1.4 |
| By GSE [nT] |
4.7 ± 1.2 |
7.3 ± 4.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
2.1 ± 0.8 |
8.7 ± 1.7 |
Plasma Beta
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0.670 ± 0.592
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0.923 ± 0.864
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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26.55 ± 0.86
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37.04 ± 2.41
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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25.79 ± 3.34
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36.27 ± 14.05
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.975 ± 0.239 |
-0.189 ± 1.219 |
0.119 ± 0.119 |
6.86 ± 18.61 |
190.97 ± 71.68 |
| VC |
-0.894 ± 0.029 |
-0.415 ± 0.049 |
-0.171 ± 0.170 |
-9.87 ± 6.65 |
204.90 ± 3.08 |
| MX1 |
-0.860 ± 0.320 |
-0.488 ± 0.563 |
-0.152 ± 0.151 |
-8.73 ± 9.69 |
209.58 ± 37.51 |
| MX2 |
-0.822 ± 0.078 |
-0.495 ± 0.105 |
-0.280 ± 0.273 |
-16.28 ± 11.72 |
211.04 ± 7.00 |
| MX3 |
-0.861 ± 0.062 |
-0.420 ± 0.074 |
-0.287 ± 0.278 |
-16.65 ± 11.63 |
205.98 ± 4.65 |
| RH08 |
-0.978 ± 0.003 |
-0.182 ± 0.013 |
-0.106 ± 0.106 |
-6.09 ± 0.60 |
190.53 ± 0.76 |
| RH09 |
-0.987 ± 0.011 |
-0.095 ± 0.070 |
-0.128 ± 0.128 |
-7.38 ± 4.01 |
185.52 ± 4.07 |
| RH10 |
-0.987 ± 0.011 |
-0.078 ± 0.069 |
-0.140 ± 0.139 |
-8.03 ± 4.03 |
184.51 ± 4.03 |
| Average |
-0.920 |
-0.295 |
-0.143 |
-8.272 |
197.877 |
| Median |
-0.894 |
-0.189 |
-0.140 |
-8.028 |
204.897 |
| Deviation |
0.068 |
0.177 |
0.126 |
7.285 |
11.073 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
78.3 ± 12.8 |
392.9 ± 16.1 |
2.71 ± 0.38 |
| VC |
82.8 ± 11.2 |
377.7 ± 14.2 |
2.71 ± 0.38 |
| MX1 |
79.0 ± 11.8 |
367.3 ± 14.3 |
2.71 ± 0.38 |
| MX2 |
75.2 ± 10.5 |
356.1 ± 12.9 |
2.71 ± 0.38 |
| MX3 |
79.5 ± 10.0 |
367.6 ± 12.9 |
2.71 ± 0.38 |
| RH08 |
82.9 ± 10.5 |
398.7 ± 14.4 |
2.71 ± 0.38 |
| RH09 |
79.1 ± 9.7 |
398.8 ± 13.9 |
2.71 ± 0.38 |
| RH10 |
78.5 ± 9.4 |
398.1 ± 13.7 |
2.71 ± 0.38 |
| Average |
79.4 |
382.1 |
2.71 |
| Median |
79.1 |
392.9 |
2.71 |
| Deviation |
2.5 |
17.1 |
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 |
72.2 ± 1.6 |
3.8 ± 0.2 |
5.3 ± 0.7 |
36.9 ± 2.2 |
19.26 ± 1.22 |
1.96 ± 0.11 |
| VC |
77.1 ± 1.4 |
2.3 ± 0.1 |
3.2 ± 0.4 |
37.0 ± 2.2 |
33.71 ± 2.34 |
2.09 ± 0.13 |
| MX1 |
76.6 ± 1.5 |
3.5 ± 0.2 |
4.9 ± 0.6 |
36.9 ± 2.2 |
21.94 ± 1.57 |
2.08 ± 0.14 |
| MX2 |
76.4 ± 1.4 |
4.7 ± 0.3 |
6.6 ± 0.9 |
36.8 ± 2.2 |
16.16 ± 1.16 |
2.08 ± 0.14 |
| MX3 |
76.7 ± 1.3 |
3.4 ± 0.2 |
4.7 ± 0.6 |
36.9 ± 2.2 |
22.83 ± 1.59 |
2.08 ± 0.13 |
| RH8 |
75.6 ± 1.4 |
2.3 ± 0.1 |
3.2 ± 0.4 |
37.0 ± 2.2 |
33.55 ± 2.10 |
2.05 ± 0.12 |
| RH9 |
74.1 ± 1.4 |
3.5 ± 0.2 |
4.9 ± 0.6 |
36.9 ± 2.2 |
21.28 ± 1.28 |
2.01 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
73.7 ± 1.4 |
3.7 ± 0.2 |
5.1 ± 0.7 |
36.9 ± 2.2 |
20.07 ± 1.19 |
2.00 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
75.3 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
36.9 |
23.6 |
2.0 |
| Median |
76.4 |
3.5 |
4.9 |
36.9 |
21.9 |
2.1 |
| Deviation |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
6.5 |
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 |
26.8 ± 5.6 |
5.0 ± 0.8 |
7.4 ± 2.9 |
52.6 ± 9.2 |
5.67 ± 2.04 |
0.54 ± 0.18 |
| VC |
28.4 ± 4.2 |
3.1 ± 0.5 |
4.5 ± 1.8 |
52.8 ± 9.2 |
9.75 ± 2.99 |
0.56 ± 0.16 |
| MX1 |
28.1 ± 4.2 |
4.7 ± 0.8 |
6.9 ± 2.7 |
52.6 ± 9.2 |
6.32 ± 1.95 |
0.56 ± 0.16 |
| MX2 |
28.4 ± 3.5 |
6.3 ± 1.1 |
9.3 ± 3.6 |
52.5 ± 9.2 |
4.69 ± 1.34 |
0.56 ± 0.15 |
| MX3 |
28.4 ± 3.6 |
4.5 ± 0.8 |
6.6 ± 2.6 |
52.7 ± 9.2 |
6.62 ± 1.89 |
0.56 ± 0.15 |
| RH8 |
28.5 ± 4.5 |
3.0 ± 0.5 |
4.5 ± 1.7 |
52.8 ± 9.2 |
9.93 ± 3.16 |
0.56 ± 0.17 |
| RH9 |
28.1 ± 4.3 |
4.6 ± 0.8 |
6.9 ± 2.7 |
52.6 ± 9.2 |
6.34 ± 1.99 |
0.56 ± 0.16 |
| RH10 |
28.0 ± 4.3 |
4.9 ± 0.8 |
7.2 ± 2.8 |
52.6 ± 9.2 |
5.99 ± 1.87 |
0.56 ± 0.16 |
| Average |
28.1 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
52.6 |
6.9 |
0.6 |
| Median |
28.4 |
4.7 |
6.9 |
52.6 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
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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