Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20043140925
Observation time: 11/09/2004 314.39274 0925 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2004 |
| Fractional day of year |
314.392738 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
33932.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
199.677 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
59.750 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-8.293 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0010 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0300 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0336 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.54, 10.34, 10.55 |
Event added to database
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Sun Mar 13 01:34:46 2005
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Event last processed
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Tue Mar 31 00:11:04 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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24.979 ± 1.097
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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] |
-586.1 ± 18.4 |
-743.0 ± 9.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-0.3 ± 11.2 |
-1.0 ± 25.0 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-34.3 ± 20.7 |
-167.5 ± 15.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
28.0 ± 9.5 |
97.6 ± 29.5 |
| We [km/s] |
884.6 ± 300.0 |
3087.2 ± 931.9 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
0.8 ± 0.3 |
5.4 ± 0.5 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-2.4 ± 0.5 |
-0.3 ± 1.9 |
| By GSE [nT] |
3.6 ± 0.7 |
12.9 ± 1.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.3 ± 0.6 |
1.1 ± 2.1 |
Plasma Beta
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0.079 ± 0.069
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0.763 ± 0.663
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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36.11 ± 12.25
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126.04 ± 38.05
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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107.18 ± 15.34
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124.59 ± 15.79
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.929 ± 0.073 |
0.305 ± 0.129 |
-0.212 ± 0.208 |
-12.21 ± 17.16 |
161.82 ± 7.85 |
| VC |
-0.768 ± 0.060 |
-0.003 ± 0.124 |
-0.640 ± 0.534 |
-39.82 ± 5.39 |
180.19 ± 9.25 |
| MX1 |
-0.798 ± 0.076 |
0.253 ± 0.124 |
-0.547 ± 0.485 |
-33.16 ± 7.24 |
162.38 ± 8.76 |
| MX2 |
-0.759 ± 0.071 |
0.246 ± 0.118 |
-0.603 ± 0.516 |
-37.09 ± 6.06 |
162.07 ± 8.78 |
| MX3 |
-0.746 ± 0.078 |
0.243 ± 0.117 |
-0.620 ± 0.525 |
-38.29 ± 6.60 |
161.95 ± 8.80 |
| RH08 |
-0.976 ± 0.004 |
0.146 ± 0.013 |
-0.162 ± 0.161 |
-9.32 ± 1.28 |
171.48 ± 0.78 |
| RH09 |
-0.949 ± 0.022 |
0.159 ± 0.070 |
-0.274 ± 0.267 |
-15.89 ± 4.01 |
170.47 ± 4.20 |
| RH10 |
-0.949 ± 0.022 |
0.159 ± 0.070 |
-0.274 ± 0.267 |
-15.89 ± 4.01 |
170.47 ± 4.20 |
| Average |
-0.859 |
0.189 |
-0.416 |
-25.210 |
167.605 |
| Median |
-0.798 |
0.243 |
-0.274 |
-15.887 |
170.474 |
| Deviation |
0.099 |
0.096 |
0.204 |
13.006 |
6.689 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
38.6 ± 9.3 |
759.1 ± 20.6 |
6.65 ± 1.76 |
| VC |
61.8 ± 10.9 |
715.7 ± 22.9 |
6.65 ± 1.76 |
| MX1 |
46.1 ± 10.9 |
721.0 ± 24.1 |
6.65 ± 1.76 |
| MX2 |
48.0 ± 10.9 |
701.1 ± 24.5 |
6.65 ± 1.76 |
| MX3 |
48.6 ± 10.9 |
694.6 ± 24.6 |
6.65 ± 1.76 |
| RH08 |
47.7 ± 9.0 |
784.8 ± 18.9 |
6.65 ± 1.76 |
| RH09 |
47.3 ± 9.7 |
785.8 ± 20.5 |
6.65 ± 1.76 |
| RH10 |
47.3 ± 9.7 |
785.8 ± 20.5 |
6.65 ± 1.76 |
| Average |
48.2 |
743.5 |
6.65 |
| Median |
47.7 |
759.1 |
6.65 |
| Deviation |
6.3 |
39.6 |
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 |
207.7 ± 17.2 |
27.3 ± 8.8 |
83.7 ± 12.0 |
110.1 ± 15.2 |
8.40 ± 2.86 |
1.92 ± 0.34 |
| VC |
243.6 ± 20.5 |
16.1 ± 5.0 |
50.7 ± 7.3 |
112.5 ± 15.2 |
16.51 ± 5.33 |
2.21 ± 0.37 |
| MX1 |
234.7 ± 18.9 |
24.0 ± 7.6 |
74.3 ± 10.6 |
110.9 ± 15.2 |
10.74 ± 3.59 |
2.15 ± 0.35 |
| MX2 |
235.7 ± 19.2 |
23.2 ± 7.3 |
71.8 ± 10.3 |
111.1 ± 15.2 |
11.19 ± 3.73 |
2.16 ± 0.35 |
| MX3 |
236.1 ± 19.2 |
22.9 ± 7.2 |
70.9 ± 10.2 |
111.2 ± 15.2 |
11.35 ± 3.78 |
2.16 ± 0.35 |
| RH8 |
207.3 ± 18.1 |
23.3 ± 7.4 |
72.2 ± 10.3 |
111.1 ± 15.2 |
9.79 ± 3.27 |
1.91 ± 0.36 |
| RH9 |
220.6 ± 18.4 |
23.5 ± 7.4 |
72.7 ± 10.4 |
111.0 ± 15.2 |
10.34 ± 3.44 |
2.03 ± 0.36 |
| RH10 |
220.6 ± 18.4 |
23.5 ± 7.4 |
72.7 ± 10.4 |
111.0 ± 15.2 |
10.34 ± 3.44 |
2.03 ± 0.36 |
| Average |
225.8 |
23.0 |
71.1 |
111.1 |
11.1 |
2.1 |
| Median |
234.7 |
23.5 |
72.7 |
111.1 |
10.7 |
2.2 |
| Deviation |
13.8 |
3.1 |
9.2 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
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 |
34.0 ± 15.6 |
71.4 ± 9.6 |
97.3 ± 12.3 |
165.7 ± 16.4 |
0.50 ± 0.30 |
0.21 ± 0.11 |
| VC |
37.7 ± 16.1 |
40.7 ± 5.2 |
59.0 ± 7.5 |
175.9 ± 17.3 |
0.96 ± 0.48 |
0.22 ± 0.10 |
| MX1 |
36.8 ± 18.6 |
61.9 ± 8.2 |
86.4 ± 11.0 |
169.5 ± 16.7 |
0.63 ± 0.39 |
0.22 ± 0.12 |
| MX2 |
36.5 ± 19.0 |
59.5 ± 7.8 |
83.4 ± 10.6 |
170.4 ± 16.8 |
0.65 ± 0.41 |
0.22 ± 0.12 |
| MX3 |
36.6 ± 19.1 |
58.7 ± 7.7 |
82.4 ± 10.4 |
170.7 ± 16.8 |
0.66 ± 0.41 |
0.22 ± 0.12 |
| RH8 |
32.7 ± 12.9 |
59.8 ± 7.9 |
83.9 ± 10.6 |
170.3 ± 16.8 |
0.57 ± 0.29 |
0.20 ± 0.09 |
| RH9 |
35.4 ± 14.4 |
60.3 ± 8.0 |
84.5 ± 10.7 |
170.1 ± 16.8 |
0.61 ± 0.31 |
0.21 ± 0.10 |
| RH10 |
35.4 ± 14.4 |
60.3 ± 8.0 |
84.5 ± 10.7 |
170.1 ± 16.8 |
0.61 ± 0.31 |
0.21 ± 0.10 |
| Average |
35.6 |
59.1 |
82.7 |
170.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
| Median |
36.5 |
60.3 |
84.5 |
170.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
| Deviation |
1.7 |
8.5 |
10.7 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
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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