Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20021591523
Observation time: 06/08/2002 159.64106 1523 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2002 |
| Fractional day of year |
159.641059 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
55387.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
| X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
43.639 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
305.122 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
23.360 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0307 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0235 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
2.74, 2.80, 2.86 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:19:36 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 23:13:15 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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52.942 ± 921.993
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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] |
-385.5 ± 8.0 |
-424.5 ± 3.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-17.9 ± 5.8 |
62.0 ± 12.4 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-9.8 ± 9.5 |
17.5 ± 2.2 |
| Wi [km/s] |
37.4 ± 4.5 |
68.8 ± 7.3 |
| We [km/s] |
1183.9 ± 141.5 |
2174.8 ± 231.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
6.7 ± 1.4 |
10.0 ± 1.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
7.6 ± 0.6 |
2.2 ± 1.4 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-10.0 ± 1.0 |
5.4 ± 1.5 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-6.6 ± 1.5 |
6.2 ± 0.8 |
Plasma Beta
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0.101 ± 0.099
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1.643 ± 1.104
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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48.33 ± 5.78
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88.79 ± 9.46
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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121.73 ± 11.30
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60.20 ± 11.35
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.922 ± 0.049 |
-0.006 ± 0.116 |
-0.387 ± 0.367 |
-22.79 ± 7.19 |
180.35 ± 7.23 |
| VC |
-0.422 ± 0.084 |
0.858 ± 0.049 |
0.294 ± 0.286 |
17.13 ± 5.95 |
116.20 ± 5.54 |
| MX1 |
-0.769 ± 0.513 |
-0.486 ± 0.771 |
0.416 ± 0.390 |
24.57 ± 28.67 |
212.29 ± 56.87 |
| MX2 |
-0.796 ± 0.077 |
0.199 ± 0.123 |
-0.571 ± 0.499 |
-34.85 ± 7.37 |
166.00 ± 8.73 |
| MX3 |
-0.481 ± 0.152 |
0.474 ± 0.153 |
-0.737 ± 0.560 |
-47.50 ± 6.27 |
135.41 ± 16.98 |
| RH08 |
-0.824 ± 0.010 |
-0.507 ± 0.013 |
0.251 ± 0.246 |
14.56 ± 1.53 |
211.59 ± 0.90 |
| RH09 |
-0.824 ± 0.014 |
-0.507 ± 0.019 |
0.251 ± 0.246 |
14.56 ± 2.30 |
211.59 ± 1.28 |
| RH10 |
-0.824 ± 0.017 |
-0.507 ± 0.023 |
0.251 ± 0.246 |
14.56 ± 2.70 |
211.59 ± 1.52 |
| Average |
-0.733 |
-0.060 |
-0.029 |
-2.471 |
180.625 |
| Median |
-0.796 |
-0.006 |
0.251 |
14.560 |
211.588 |
| Deviation |
0.180 |
0.532 |
0.457 |
27.967 |
38.338 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
71.9 ± 3.4 |
427.3 ± 526.6 |
1.46 ± 0.30 |
| VC |
15.4 ± 5.9 |
401.3 ± 1694.2 |
1.46 ± 0.30 |
| MX1 |
74.7 ± 5.4 |
310.2 ± 301.8 |
1.46 ± 0.30 |
| MX2 |
72.4 ± 4.3 |
396.5 ± 565.5 |
1.46 ± 0.30 |
| MX3 |
75.5 ± 5.9 |
287.1 ± 549.7 |
1.46 ± 0.30 |
| RH08 |
78.3 ± 4.8 |
320.3 ± 215.1 |
1.46 ± 0.30 |
| RH09 |
78.3 ± 4.8 |
320.3 ± 215.1 |
1.46 ± 0.30 |
| RH10 |
78.3 ± 4.8 |
320.3 ± 215.1 |
1.46 ± 0.30 |
| Average |
68.1 |
347.9 |
1.46 |
| Median |
75.5 |
320.3 |
1.46 |
| Deviation |
21.5 |
52.0 |
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 |
68.0 ± 6.0 |
14.0 ± 1.4 |
37.9 ± 3.5 |
130.5 ± 9.2 |
4.92 ± 0.75 |
0.52 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
257.0 ± 6.5 |
46.3 ± 5.4 |
117.4 ± 10.9 |
122.6 ± 11.0 |
5.63 ± 0.74 |
2.12 ± 0.25 |
| MX1 |
9.2 ± 9.9 |
11.9 ± 1.1 |
32.2 ± 3.0 |
130.7 ± 9.2 |
0.82 ± 0.86 |
0.07 ± 0.08 |
| MX2 |
87.5 ± 6.2 |
13.6 ± 1.3 |
36.8 ± 3.4 |
130.5 ± 9.2 |
6.51 ± 0.83 |
0.67 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
102.9 ± 7.8 |
11.2 ± 1.1 |
30.4 ± 2.8 |
130.8 ± 9.2 |
9.26 ± 1.04 |
0.79 ± 0.08 |
| RH8 |
-4.2 ± 9.0 |
9.1 ± 0.9 |
24.8 ± 2.3 |
130.9 ± 9.2 |
-0.42 ± 0.95 |
-0.03 ± 0.07 |
| RH9 |
-4.2 ± 9.0 |
9.1 ± 0.9 |
24.8 ± 2.3 |
130.9 ± 9.2 |
-0.42 ± 0.95 |
-0.03 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
-4.2 ± 9.0 |
9.1 ± 0.9 |
24.8 ± 2.3 |
130.9 ± 9.2 |
-0.42 ± 0.95 |
-0.03 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
64.0 |
15.5 |
41.1 |
129.7 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
| Median |
68.0 |
11.9 |
32.2 |
130.8 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
89.7 |
12.6 |
31.3 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
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 |
43.2 ± 3.2 |
15.3 ± 1.9 |
18.7 ± 3.5 |
107.0 ± 2.8 |
2.87 ± 0.49 |
0.40 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
164.0 ± 11.1 |
55.8 ± 9.5 |
58.1 ± 10.9 |
92.0 ± 7.7 |
3.05 ± 0.77 |
1.79 ± 0.14 |
| MX1 |
6.7 ± 5.9 |
13.0 ± 1.6 |
15.9 ± 3.0 |
107.3 ± 2.7 |
0.50 ± 0.42 |
0.06 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
56.2 ± 3.9 |
14.9 ± 1.9 |
18.2 ± 3.4 |
107.1 ± 2.7 |
3.86 ± 0.74 |
0.52 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
66.4 ± 6.2 |
12.3 ± 1.5 |
15.0 ± 2.8 |
107.4 ± 2.7 |
5.54 ± 1.20 |
0.62 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
-2.6 ± 6.3 |
10.0 ± 1.2 |
12.3 ± 2.3 |
107.6 ± 2.6 |
-0.31 ± 0.66 |
-0.02 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
-2.6 ± 6.3 |
10.0 ± 1.2 |
12.3 ± 2.3 |
107.6 ± 2.6 |
-0.31 ± 0.66 |
-0.02 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
-2.6 ± 6.3 |
10.0 ± 1.2 |
12.3 ± 2.3 |
107.6 ± 2.6 |
-0.31 ± 0.66 |
-0.02 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
41.1 |
17.6 |
20.3 |
105.5 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
| Median |
43.2 |
13.0 |
15.9 |
107.4 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
| Deviation |
57.2 |
15.6 |
15.5 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
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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