Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20023131827
Observation time: 11/09/2002 313.76932 1827 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2002 |
| Fractional day of year |
313.769323 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
66469.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
| X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
96.871 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-29.700 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
5.510 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0215 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0204 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
8.23, 18.52, 19.16 |
Event added to database
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Mon Oct 17 09:36:46 2005
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Event last processed
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Tue Mar 31 00:22:33 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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23.549 ± 0.877
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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] |
-351.7 ± 0.7 |
-386.6 ± 0.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-8.7 ± 0.8 |
-15.1 ± 1.1 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-28.9 ± 0.9 |
-44.6 ± 1.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
14.2 ± 0.5 |
20.0 ± 0.3 |
| We [km/s] |
449.6 ± 14.4 |
631.4 ± 9.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
13.1 ± 0.9 |
26.4 ± 1.7 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.2 ± 0.2 |
-4.1 ± 0.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
4.6 ± 0.2 |
9.3 ± 0.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.7 ± 0.1 |
7.1 ± 0.1 |
Plasma Beta
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0.125 ± 0.126
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0.143 ± 0.153
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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18.35 ± 0.59
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25.78 ± 0.40
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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40.26 ± 2.12
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52.88 ± 2.11
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.981 ± 0.022 |
-0.191 ± 0.112 |
0.016 ± 0.016 |
0.89 ± 8.47 |
191.04 ± 6.54 |
| VC |
-0.899 ± 0.015 |
-0.167 ± 0.034 |
-0.405 ± 0.381 |
-23.87 ± 1.95 |
190.49 ± 2.17 |
| MX1 |
-0.967 ± 0.009 |
0.001 ± 0.055 |
-0.255 ± 0.250 |
-14.80 ± 1.94 |
179.93 ± 3.25 |
| MX2 |
-0.964 ± 0.008 |
0.009 ± 0.057 |
-0.266 ± 0.260 |
-15.44 ± 1.82 |
179.45 ± 3.40 |
| MX3 |
-0.960 ± 0.009 |
0.019 ± 0.060 |
-0.278 ± 0.271 |
-16.16 ± 1.77 |
178.89 ± 3.59 |
| RH08 |
-0.980 ± 0.002 |
-0.026 ± 0.010 |
-0.196 ± 0.193 |
-11.28 ± 0.65 |
181.50 ± 0.58 |
| RH09 |
-0.990 ± 0.009 |
-0.078 ± 0.063 |
-0.117 ± 0.117 |
-6.74 ± 3.72 |
184.51 ± 3.65 |
| RH10 |
-0.990 ± 0.009 |
-0.078 ± 0.064 |
-0.117 ± 0.117 |
-6.74 ± 3.75 |
184.51 ± 3.69 |
| Average |
-0.966 |
-0.064 |
-0.202 |
-11.765 |
183.792 |
| Median |
-0.967 |
-0.026 |
-0.196 |
-11.276 |
184.513 |
| Deviation |
0.030 |
0.080 |
0.129 |
7.555 |
4.802 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
69.8 ± 1.4 |
416.7 ± 6.6 |
2.01 ± 0.20 |
| VC |
84.7 ± 1.4 |
406.6 ± 7.6 |
2.01 ± 0.20 |
| MX1 |
71.3 ± 1.4 |
422.2 ± 7.5 |
2.01 ± 0.20 |
| MX2 |
71.4 ± 1.4 |
421.5 ± 7.6 |
2.01 ± 0.20 |
| MX3 |
71.5 ± 1.4 |
420.5 ± 7.6 |
2.01 ± 0.20 |
| RH08 |
70.0 ± 1.4 |
425.0 ± 7.4 |
2.01 ± 0.20 |
| RH09 |
69.3 ± 1.4 |
425.6 ± 7.2 |
2.01 ± 0.20 |
| RH10 |
69.3 ± 1.4 |
425.6 ± 7.2 |
2.01 ± 0.20 |
| Average |
72.2 |
420.5 |
2.01 |
| Median |
71.3 |
422.2 |
2.01 |
| Deviation |
5.2 |
6.4 |
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 |
70.3 ± 0.8 |
5.8 ± 0.2 |
13.9 ± 0.7 |
43.9 ± 2.1 |
12.10 ± 0.40 |
1.61 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
77.2 ± 0.8 |
1.5 ± 0.1 |
3.7 ± 0.2 |
44.2 ± 2.1 |
50.42 ± 1.67 |
1.75 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
74.8 ± 0.7 |
5.4 ± 0.2 |
12.9 ± 0.7 |
43.9 ± 2.1 |
13.87 ± 0.48 |
1.71 ± 0.08 |
| MX2 |
74.8 ± 0.7 |
5.4 ± 0.2 |
12.9 ± 0.7 |
43.9 ± 2.1 |
13.95 ± 0.48 |
1.71 ± 0.08 |
| MX3 |
74.8 ± 0.7 |
5.3 ± 0.2 |
12.8 ± 0.7 |
43.9 ± 2.1 |
14.05 ± 0.48 |
1.71 ± 0.08 |
| RH8 |
74.3 ± 0.7 |
5.8 ± 0.2 |
13.8 ± 0.7 |
43.9 ± 2.1 |
12.92 ± 0.44 |
1.70 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
73.4 ± 0.7 |
6.0 ± 0.2 |
14.2 ± 0.7 |
43.9 ± 2.1 |
12.31 ± 0.41 |
1.68 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
73.4 ± 0.7 |
6.0 ± 0.2 |
14.2 ± 0.7 |
43.9 ± 2.1 |
12.31 ± 0.41 |
1.68 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
74.1 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
43.9 |
17.7 |
1.7 |
| Median |
74.8 |
5.8 |
13.8 |
43.9 |
13.9 |
1.7 |
| Deviation |
2.0 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
13.2 |
0.0 |
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 |
35.1 ± 0.6 |
8.1 ± 0.1 |
18.3 ± 0.7 |
58.3 ± 1.9 |
4.35 ± 0.13 |
0.60 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
38.4 ± 1.0 |
2.1 ± 0.0 |
4.9 ± 0.2 |
58.8 ± 1.9 |
18.08 ± 0.69 |
0.65 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
37.1 ± 1.1 |
7.5 ± 0.1 |
17.0 ± 0.7 |
58.4 ± 1.9 |
4.95 ± 0.20 |
0.64 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
37.1 ± 1.1 |
7.5 ± 0.1 |
16.9 ± 0.7 |
58.4 ± 1.9 |
4.98 ± 0.20 |
0.64 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
37.1 ± 1.1 |
7.4 ± 0.1 |
16.8 ± 0.7 |
58.4 ± 1.9 |
5.01 ± 0.21 |
0.64 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
36.9 ± 1.0 |
8.0 ± 0.1 |
18.1 ± 0.7 |
58.3 ± 1.9 |
4.62 ± 0.18 |
0.63 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
36.5 ± 0.8 |
8.3 ± 0.1 |
18.7 ± 0.7 |
58.2 ± 1.9 |
4.41 ± 0.15 |
0.63 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
36.5 ± 0.8 |
8.3 ± 0.1 |
18.7 ± 0.7 |
58.2 ± 1.9 |
4.41 ± 0.15 |
0.63 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
36.8 |
7.1 |
16.2 |
58.4 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
| Median |
37.1 |
8.0 |
18.1 |
58.4 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
0.9 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
0.2 |
4.7 |
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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