Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19993171248
Observation time: 11/13/1999 317.53401 1248 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
1999 |
| Fractional day of year |
317.534010 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
46138.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
23.705 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-6.876 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
14.406 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0208 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0208 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
12.01, 16.83, 17.91 |
Event added to database
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Sat Mar 12 21:36:59 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 23:32:14 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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6.162 ± 0.389
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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] |
-407.6 ± 1.9 |
-455.4 ± 1.6 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-27.4 ± 3.4 |
-3.6 ± 2.7 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-5.5 ± 2.7 |
1.5 ± 2.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
17.7 ± 0.3 |
24.7 ± 1.9 |
| We [km/s] |
560.7 ± 8.9 |
781.7 ± 61.5 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
2.9 ± 0.1 |
5.4 ± 0.1 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-0.2 ± 0.1 |
1.1 ± 0.4 |
| By GSE [nT] |
2.9 ± 0.3 |
3.8 ± 0.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-5.8 ± 0.2 |
-9.8 ± 0.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.046 ± 0.049
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0.063 ± 0.065
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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22.89 ± 0.36
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31.91 ± 2.51
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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82.55 ± 1.63
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98.75 ± 2.66
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.777 ± 0.198 |
0.611 ± 0.251 |
-0.149 ± 0.148 |
-8.58 ± 6.97 |
141.80 ± 18.46 |
| VC |
-0.889 ± 0.026 |
0.440 ± 0.052 |
0.128 ± 0.127 |
7.33 ± 3.02 |
153.66 ± 3.34 |
| MX1 |
-0.828 ± 0.044 |
0.540 ± 0.066 |
-0.150 ± 0.149 |
-8.65 ± 3.42 |
146.87 ± 4.59 |
| MX2 |
-0.832 ± 0.042 |
0.534 ± 0.065 |
-0.151 ± 0.150 |
-8.67 ± 3.44 |
147.28 ± 4.46 |
| MX3 |
-0.837 ± 0.044 |
0.525 ± 0.069 |
-0.151 ± 0.150 |
-8.70 ± 3.51 |
147.91 ± 4.72 |
| RH08 |
-0.903 ± 0.007 |
0.394 ± 0.016 |
-0.173 ± 0.171 |
-9.97 ± 0.54 |
156.43 ± 1.04 |
| RH09 |
-0.892 ± 0.032 |
0.427 ± 0.065 |
-0.151 ± 0.150 |
-8.68 ± 3.16 |
154.43 ± 4.19 |
| RH10 |
-0.899 ± 0.031 |
0.411 ± 0.066 |
-0.151 ± 0.150 |
-8.68 ± 3.43 |
155.43 ± 4.20 |
| Average |
-0.857 |
0.485 |
-0.119 |
-6.825 |
150.478 |
| Median |
-0.837 |
0.525 |
-0.151 |
-8.673 |
153.662 |
| Deviation |
0.045 |
0.078 |
0.100 |
5.737 |
5.222 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
64.6 ± 2.3 |
411.1 ± 7.6 |
1.86 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
83.8 ± 2.2 |
466.7 ± 7.7 |
1.86 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
66.5 ± 2.2 |
435.2 ± 7.4 |
1.86 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
66.6 ± 2.2 |
437.1 ± 7.4 |
1.86 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
66.8 ± 2.1 |
439.9 ± 7.4 |
1.86 ± 0.05 |
| RH08 |
69.1 ± 1.8 |
470.3 ± 7.0 |
1.86 ± 0.05 |
| RH09 |
69.4 ± 1.9 |
465.8 ± 7.2 |
1.86 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
69.9 ± 1.9 |
469.2 ± 7.1 |
1.86 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
69.6 |
449.4 |
1.86 |
| Median |
69.1 |
465.8 |
1.86 |
| Deviation |
6.0 |
21.7 |
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 |
110.2 ± 2.7 |
9.5 ± 0.1 |
35.4 ± 0.7 |
85.1 ± 1.5 |
11.60 ± 0.35 |
1.29 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
117.1 ± 3.1 |
2.4 ± 0.0 |
8.9 ± 0.2 |
85.6 ± 1.5 |
49.13 ± 1.58 |
1.37 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
111.7 ± 2.6 |
8.9 ± 0.1 |
33.0 ± 0.6 |
85.2 ± 1.5 |
12.62 ± 0.37 |
1.31 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
111.8 ± 2.5 |
8.8 ± 0.1 |
32.8 ± 0.6 |
85.2 ± 1.5 |
12.70 ± 0.37 |
1.31 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
112.0 ± 2.5 |
8.7 ± 0.1 |
32.5 ± 0.6 |
85.2 ± 1.5 |
12.84 ± 0.38 |
1.31 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
112.1 ± 2.2 |
7.9 ± 0.1 |
29.4 ± 0.6 |
85.3 ± 1.5 |
14.19 ± 0.39 |
1.31 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
113.1 ± 2.3 |
7.8 ± 0.1 |
29.0 ± 0.6 |
85.3 ± 1.5 |
14.55 ± 0.41 |
1.33 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
113.1 ± 2.3 |
7.6 ± 0.1 |
28.4 ± 0.6 |
85.3 ± 1.5 |
14.84 ± 0.41 |
1.33 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
112.7 |
7.7 |
28.7 |
85.3 |
17.8 |
1.3 |
| Median |
112.1 |
8.7 |
32.5 |
85.3 |
14.2 |
1.3 |
| Deviation |
2.0 |
2.2 |
8.3 |
0.2 |
12.7 |
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 |
59.6 ± 2.3 |
13.1 ± 1.0 |
42.3 ± 1.1 |
103.0 ± 3.1 |
4.58 ± 0.51 |
0.58 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
63.2 ± 2.3 |
3.3 ± 0.2 |
10.7 ± 0.3 |
103.7 ± 3.2 |
19.41 ± 2.10 |
0.61 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
60.4 ± 2.3 |
12.2 ± 0.9 |
39.4 ± 1.1 |
103.1 ± 3.1 |
4.98 ± 0.54 |
0.59 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
60.5 ± 2.2 |
12.1 ± 0.9 |
39.2 ± 1.1 |
103.1 ± 3.1 |
5.01 ± 0.54 |
0.59 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
60.6 ± 2.2 |
12.0 ± 0.9 |
38.9 ± 1.0 |
103.1 ± 3.1 |
5.07 ± 0.54 |
0.59 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
60.9 ± 2.1 |
10.9 ± 0.8 |
35.2 ± 0.9 |
103.2 ± 3.1 |
5.62 ± 0.58 |
0.59 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
61.4 ± 2.1 |
10.7 ± 0.8 |
34.7 ± 0.9 |
103.2 ± 3.1 |
5.77 ± 0.60 |
0.60 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
61.4 ± 2.1 |
10.5 ± 0.8 |
34.0 ± 0.9 |
103.3 ± 3.1 |
5.88 ± 0.61 |
0.60 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
61.0 |
10.6 |
34.3 |
103.2 |
7.0 |
0.6 |
| Median |
60.9 |
12.0 |
38.9 |
103.2 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
1.1 |
3.1 |
10.0 |
0.2 |
5.0 |
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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