Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20013280551
Observation time: 11/24/2001 328.24439 0551 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
328.244392 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
21115.5 ± 15.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
17.725 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-79.405 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
6.950 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0242 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0192 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.57, 11.49, 12.04 |
Event added to database
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Sat Mar 12 22:56:24 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 23:40:20 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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2.940 ± 0.239
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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] |
-644.4 ± 32.3 |
-937.3 ± 26.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
43.9 ± 36.8 |
183.9 ± 6.9 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-50.8 ± 34.0 |
-87.9 ± 38.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
84.8 ± 10.3 |
174.2 ± 29.9 |
| We [km/s] |
2680.1 ± 325.5 |
5508.4 ± 944.2 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.6 ± 1.2 |
25.3 ± 3.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
0.4 ± 1.2 |
-6.4 ± 6.4 |
| By GSE [nT] |
6.3 ± 3.6 |
-30.8 ± 8.0 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.7 ± 2.9 |
-15.1 ± 10.4 |
Plasma Beta
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1.964 ± 1.524
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1.260 ± 1.142
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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109.41 ± 13.29
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224.88 ± 38.55
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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71.82 ± 25.15
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162.27 ± 16.57
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.943 ± 0.276 |
0.238 ± 0.824 |
0.233 ± 0.229 |
13.50 ± 46.16 |
165.84 ± 49.99 |
| VC |
-0.899 ± 0.036 |
0.422 ± 0.068 |
-0.119 ± 0.119 |
-6.84 ± 9.25 |
154.83 ± 4.29 |
| MX1 |
-0.954 ± 0.083 |
0.248 ± 0.281 |
-0.168 ± 0.167 |
-9.69 ± 13.98 |
165.40 ± 16.86 |
| MX2 |
-0.936 ± 0.031 |
0.269 ± 0.079 |
-0.228 ± 0.224 |
-13.18 ± 5.66 |
163.97 ± 4.81 |
| MX3 |
-0.941 ± 0.031 |
0.260 ± 0.086 |
-0.219 ± 0.216 |
-12.66 ± 5.39 |
164.57 ± 5.22 |
| RH08 |
-0.991 ± 0.003 |
0.131 ± 0.025 |
-0.028 ± 0.028 |
-1.60 ± 1.15 |
172.48 ± 1.45 |
| RH09 |
-0.986 ± 0.011 |
0.165 ± 0.067 |
-0.017 ± 0.017 |
-0.96 ± 4.05 |
170.47 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.989 ± 0.010 |
0.148 ± 0.067 |
-0.028 ± 0.028 |
-1.60 ± 4.06 |
171.48 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.955 |
0.235 |
-0.072 |
-4.129 |
166.130 |
| Median |
-0.943 |
0.248 |
-0.028 |
-1.601 |
165.841 |
| Deviation |
0.032 |
0.093 |
0.150 |
8.674 |
5.648 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
86.0 ± 19.0 |
975.4 ± 40.8 |
5.12 ± 1.09 |
| VC |
75.9 ± 12.2 |
1005.2 ± 47.1 |
5.12 ± 1.09 |
| MX1 |
84.3 ± 10.2 |
1028.2 ± 47.8 |
5.12 ± 1.09 |
| MX2 |
83.1 ± 9.4 |
1018.8 ± 48.7 |
5.12 ± 1.09 |
| MX3 |
83.6 ± 9.5 |
1020.5 ± 48.5 |
5.12 ± 1.09 |
| RH08 |
89.5 ± 12.0 |
1024.0 ± 44.6 |
5.12 ± 1.09 |
| RH09 |
88.9 ± 12.4 |
1025.4 ± 44.7 |
5.12 ± 1.09 |
| RH10 |
89.7 ± 12.1 |
1025.3 ± 44.8 |
5.12 ± 1.09 |
| Average |
85.1 |
1015.3 |
5.12 |
| Median |
86.0 |
1024.0 |
5.12 |
| Deviation |
4.6 |
17.6 |
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 |
369.2 ± 45.6 |
4.1 ± 1.2 |
5.0 ± 1.7 |
131.8 ± 22.6 |
96.56 ± 23.90 |
2.82 ± 0.19 |
| VC |
401.5 ± 40.7 |
14.4 ± 4.2 |
17.5 ± 6.1 |
131.1 ± 22.4 |
29.89 ± 8.49 |
3.10 ± 0.25 |
| MX1 |
394.0 ± 35.0 |
5.8 ± 1.7 |
7.1 ± 2.5 |
131.7 ± 22.6 |
73.27 ± 22.22 |
3.03 ± 0.29 |
| MX2 |
392.3 ± 33.6 |
7.1 ± 2.0 |
8.6 ± 3.0 |
131.7 ± 22.6 |
59.84 ± 18.51 |
3.02 ± 0.30 |
| MX3 |
391.9 ± 33.7 |
6.6 ± 1.9 |
8.0 ± 2.8 |
131.7 ± 22.6 |
64.30 ± 19.86 |
3.02 ± 0.30 |
| RH8 |
378.2 ± 35.9 |
0.5 ± 0.1 |
0.6 ± 0.2 |
131.9 ± 22.7 |
809.20 ± 237.16 |
2.91 ± 0.26 |
| RH9 |
381.8 ± 37.2 |
1.1 ± 0.3 |
1.4 ± 0.5 |
131.9 ± 22.7 |
358.27 ± 103.40 |
2.93 ± 0.25 |
| RH10 |
380.3 ± 36.4 |
0.3 ± 0.1 |
0.4 ± 0.1 |
131.9 ± 22.7 |
1205.04 ± 351.42 |
2.92 ± 0.26 |
| Average |
386.1 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
131.7 |
337.0 |
3.0 |
| Median |
391.9 |
5.8 |
7.1 |
131.8 |
96.6 |
3.0 |
| Deviation |
10.5 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
439.1 |
0.1 |
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 |
68.5 ± 22.2 |
9.0 ± 0.6 |
11.2 ± 1.1 |
278.7 ± 27.4 |
7.62 ± 2.41 |
0.24 ± 0.08 |
| VC |
74.9 ± 28.8 |
31.8 ± 2.0 |
39.6 ± 4.0 |
277.0 ± 27.4 |
2.36 ± 0.94 |
0.27 ± 0.10 |
| MX1 |
73.7 ± 30.7 |
12.8 ± 0.8 |
16.0 ± 1.6 |
278.5 ± 27.4 |
5.77 ± 2.49 |
0.26 ± 0.10 |
| MX2 |
72.2 ± 32.0 |
15.6 ± 1.0 |
19.5 ± 2.0 |
278.4 ± 27.4 |
4.63 ± 2.13 |
0.25 ± 0.11 |
| MX3 |
72.0 ± 31.8 |
14.5 ± 0.9 |
18.1 ± 1.9 |
278.4 ± 27.4 |
4.97 ± 2.28 |
0.25 ± 0.11 |
| RH8 |
68.6 ± 27.6 |
1.1 ± 0.1 |
1.4 ± 0.1 |
278.8 ± 27.4 |
61.92 ± 25.46 |
0.24 ± 0.09 |
| RH9 |
69.2 ± 27.3 |
2.5 ± 0.2 |
3.2 ± 0.3 |
278.8 ± 27.4 |
27.42 ± 11.07 |
0.25 ± 0.09 |
| RH10 |
69.1 ± 27.6 |
0.7 ± 0.0 |
0.9 ± 0.1 |
278.8 ± 27.4 |
92.30 ± 37.73 |
0.24 ± 0.09 |
| Average |
71.0 |
11.0 |
13.7 |
278.4 |
25.9 |
0.3 |
| Median |
72.0 |
12.8 |
16.0 |
278.7 |
7.6 |
0.3 |
| Deviation |
2.5 |
10.3 |
12.9 |
0.6 |
33.6 |
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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