Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20021500220
Observation time: 05/30/2002 150.09741 0220 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2002 |
| Fractional day of year |
150.097413 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
8416.5 ± 6.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
| X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
27.945 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
319.013 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
23.500 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0263 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0194 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
149.32, 160.99, 175.76 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:19:33 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 23:11:28 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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-1.483 ± 41.696
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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] |
-461.7 ± 2.9 |
-479.2 ± 1.7 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-11.5 ± 1.8 |
20.2 ± 4.4 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-8.1 ± 5.3 |
-91.1 ± 6.3 |
| Wi [km/s] |
44.0 ± 4.3 |
35.5 ± 2.8 |
| We [km/s] |
1391.7 ± 135.9 |
1121.3 ± 87.1 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
1.9 ± 0.1 |
2.3 ± 0.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.8 ± 0.1 |
-7.8 ± 0.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
0.7 ± 0.4 |
1.0 ± 0.5 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
1.3 ± 0.4 |
4.1 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.448 ± 0.453
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0.077 ± 0.077
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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56.82 ± 5.55
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45.78 ± 3.56
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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66.23 ± 2.30
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129.30 ± 5.41
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.725 ± 0.208 |
0.204 ± 0.550 |
-0.658 ± 0.541 |
-41.16 ± 12.53 |
164.26 ± 43.38 |
| VC |
-0.193 ± 0.033 |
0.351 ± 0.042 |
-0.916 ± 0.464 |
-66.38 ± 2.82 |
118.79 ± 4.10 |
| MX1 |
-0.499 ± 0.073 |
0.403 ± 0.063 |
-0.767 ± 0.561 |
-50.12 ± 6.62 |
141.11 ± 3.29 |
| MX2 |
-0.499 ± 0.070 |
0.398 ± 0.064 |
-0.770 ± 0.561 |
-50.35 ± 5.98 |
141.40 ± 4.59 |
| MX3 |
-0.499 ± 0.071 |
0.393 ± 0.070 |
-0.772 ± 0.561 |
-50.55 ± 5.44 |
141.77 ± 6.09 |
| RH08 |
0.161 ± 0.003 |
0.135 ± 0.004 |
-0.978 ± 0.286 |
-77.86 ± 0.00 |
40.11 ± 1.29 |
| RH09 |
0.165 ± 0.113 |
0.130 ± 0.136 |
-0.978 ± 0.286 |
-77.86 ± 3.45 |
38.11 ± 45.40 |
| RH10 |
0.172 ± 0.142 |
0.121 ± 0.193 |
-0.978 ± 0.286 |
-77.86 ± 3.55 |
35.10 ± 63.30 |
| Average |
-0.240 |
0.267 |
-0.852 |
-61.521 |
102.581 |
| Median |
-0.193 |
0.351 |
-0.772 |
-50.552 |
141.112 |
| Deviation |
0.365 |
0.131 |
0.125 |
15.187 |
55.043 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
60.3 ± 5.6 |
817.2 ± 1013.4 |
1.20 ± 0.12 |
| VC |
86.8 ± 6.5 |
689.4 ± 1234.4 |
1.20 ± 0.12 |
| MX1 |
73.4 ± 6.5 |
789.3 ± 1164.8 |
1.20 ± 0.12 |
| MX2 |
73.5 ± 6.5 |
789.6 ± 1165.7 |
1.20 ± 0.12 |
| MX3 |
73.6 ± 6.5 |
790.0 ± 1166.2 |
1.20 ± 0.12 |
| RH08 |
63.8 ± 6.1 |
475.9 ± 1123.2 |
1.20 ± 0.12 |
| RH09 |
63.5 ± 6.1 |
472.1 ± 1119.6 |
1.20 ± 0.12 |
| RH10 |
63.0 ± 6.1 |
466.6 ± 1114.2 |
1.20 ± 0.12 |
| Average |
69.7 |
661.3 |
1.20 |
| Median |
73.4 |
789.3 |
1.20 |
| Deviation |
8.8 |
161.5 |
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 |
479.7 ± 2.8 |
22.0 ± 1.2 |
32.8 ± 1.1 |
84.6 ± 3.5 |
21.88 ± 1.18 |
5.68 ± 0.21 |
| VC |
597.0 ± 4.7 |
2.4 ± 0.1 |
3.7 ± 0.1 |
87.3 ± 3.7 |
250.40 ± 14.02 |
6.85 ± 0.28 |
| MX1 |
557.3 ± 3.7 |
12.4 ± 0.7 |
18.9 ± 0.7 |
86.5 ± 3.6 |
45.07 ± 2.45 |
6.45 ± 0.25 |
| MX2 |
557.7 ± 3.7 |
12.3 ± 0.7 |
18.8 ± 0.7 |
86.5 ± 3.6 |
45.42 ± 2.47 |
6.46 ± 0.25 |
| MX3 |
557.9 ± 3.7 |
12.3 ± 0.7 |
18.7 ± 0.7 |
86.5 ± 3.6 |
45.63 ± 2.49 |
6.46 ± 0.25 |
| RH8 |
543.8 ± 5.5 |
19.4 ± 1.1 |
29.2 ± 1.0 |
85.2 ± 3.5 |
28.07 ± 1.67 |
6.39 ± 0.27 |
| RH9 |
542.1 ± 5.6 |
19.7 ± 1.1 |
29.6 ± 1.0 |
85.1 ± 3.5 |
27.63 ± 1.64 |
6.38 ± 0.27 |
| RH10 |
539.5 ± 5.6 |
20.0 ± 1.1 |
30.1 ± 1.0 |
85.0 ± 3.5 |
27.01 ± 1.61 |
6.35 ± 0.27 |
| Average |
546.9 |
15.1 |
22.7 |
85.8 |
61.4 |
6.4 |
| Median |
557.3 |
19.4 |
29.2 |
86.5 |
45.1 |
6.5 |
| Deviation |
32.6 |
6.5 |
9.7 |
1.0 |
77.0 |
0.3 |
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 |
405.9 ± 5.7 |
21.6 ± 1.4 |
64.0 ± 2.7 |
135.5 ± 4.3 |
18.87 ± 1.49 |
3.00 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
506.4 ± 6.9 |
2.4 ± 0.2 |
7.2 ± 0.3 |
137.2 ± 4.1 |
212.18 ± 16.27 |
3.69 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
472.1 ± 6.6 |
12.4 ± 0.8 |
36.9 ± 1.5 |
136.7 ± 4.1 |
38.37 ± 2.97 |
3.46 ± 0.08 |
| MX2 |
472.5 ± 6.6 |
12.3 ± 0.8 |
36.7 ± 1.5 |
136.7 ± 4.1 |
38.66 ± 2.99 |
3.46 ± 0.08 |
| MX3 |
472.6 ± 6.6 |
12.2 ± 0.8 |
36.5 ± 1.5 |
136.7 ± 4.1 |
38.83 ± 3.01 |
3.46 ± 0.08 |
| RH8 |
461.2 ± 6.2 |
19.2 ± 1.3 |
57.0 ± 2.4 |
135.9 ± 4.2 |
24.14 ± 1.90 |
3.40 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
459.7 ± 6.2 |
19.4 ± 1.3 |
57.7 ± 2.4 |
135.9 ± 4.2 |
23.77 ± 1.87 |
3.39 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
457.5 ± 6.2 |
19.8 ± 1.3 |
58.7 ± 2.5 |
135.8 ± 4.3 |
23.25 ± 1.83 |
3.37 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
463.5 |
14.9 |
44.4 |
136.3 |
52.3 |
3.4 |
| Median |
472.1 |
19.2 |
57.0 |
136.7 |
38.4 |
3.5 |
| Deviation |
27.9 |
6.4 |
18.9 |
0.6 |
65.1 |
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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