Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20052580839
Observation time: 09/15/2005 258.36050 0839 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2005 |
| Fractional day of year |
258.360498 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
31147.0 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
207.307 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-85.467 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-10.803 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0263 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0197 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
5.24, 9.87, 10.22 |
Event added to database
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Thu Jun 24 11:42:08 2010
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Event last processed
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Thu Jun 24 11:56:46 2010
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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29.342 ± 0.909
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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] |
-536.0 ± 12.6 |
-633.1 ± 9.1 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
3.9 ± 9.6 |
-23.4 ± 11.8 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-15.5 ± 6.5 |
-39.9 ± 5.8 |
| Wi [km/s] |
34.9 ± 4.6 |
70.5 ± 7.1 |
| We [km/s] |
1104.8 ± 145.6 |
2228.3 ± 224.9 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
1.5 ± 0.2 |
4.4 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
1.8 ± 0.7 |
0.6 ± 0.8 |
| By GSE [nT] |
0.6 ± 0.6 |
2.2 ± 1.5 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.4 ± 0.7 |
-7.1 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.796 ± 0.646
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0.825 ± 0.798
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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45.10 ± 5.94
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90.97 ± 9.18
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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44.47 ± 13.13
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78.75 ± 4.47
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.969 ± 0.037 |
-0.010 ± 0.537 |
0.248 ± 0.243 |
14.35 ± 8.38 |
180.59 ± 31.74 |
| VC |
-0.935 ± 0.045 |
-0.264 ± 0.142 |
-0.236 ± 0.231 |
-13.63 ± 5.20 |
195.77 ± 8.72 |
| MX1 |
-0.957 ± 0.072 |
-0.238 ± 0.277 |
0.167 ± 0.165 |
9.62 ± 7.84 |
193.98 ± 16.56 |
| MX2 |
-0.928 ± 0.043 |
-0.358 ± 0.106 |
0.107 ± 0.106 |
6.12 ± 8.02 |
201.12 ± 6.57 |
| MX3 |
-0.922 ± 0.044 |
-0.376 ± 0.103 |
0.097 ± 0.096 |
5.55 ± 8.01 |
202.19 ± 6.38 |
| RH08 |
-0.980 ± 0.004 |
-0.182 ± 0.022 |
0.084 ± 0.084 |
4.81 ± 0.93 |
190.53 ± 1.31 |
| RH09 |
-0.970 ± 0.017 |
-0.233 ± 0.067 |
0.073 ± 0.072 |
4.16 ± 4.03 |
193.54 ± 3.95 |
| RH10 |
-0.974 ± 0.016 |
-0.216 ± 0.067 |
0.073 ± 0.072 |
4.16 ± 4.03 |
192.53 ± 3.95 |
| Average |
-0.954 |
-0.235 |
0.076 |
4.392 |
193.782 |
| Median |
-0.957 |
-0.233 |
0.097 |
5.547 |
193.985 |
| Deviation |
0.023 |
0.113 |
0.140 |
8.071 |
6.706 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
33.6 ± 16.5 |
652.9 ± 18.4 |
3.04 ± 0.60 |
| VC |
53.7 ± 17.0 |
660.7 ± 17.2 |
3.04 ± 0.60 |
| MX1 |
34.0 ± 21.6 |
655.1 ± 17.2 |
3.04 ± 0.60 |
| MX2 |
37.3 ± 23.4 |
641.3 ± 16.5 |
3.04 ± 0.60 |
| MX3 |
37.9 ± 23.6 |
638.4 ± 16.4 |
3.04 ± 0.60 |
| RH08 |
38.6 ± 20.3 |
673.2 ± 17.8 |
3.04 ± 0.60 |
| RH09 |
38.9 ± 21.2 |
667.8 ± 17.5 |
3.04 ± 0.60 |
| RH10 |
39.0 ± 20.9 |
670.1 ± 17.6 |
3.04 ± 0.60 |
| Average |
39.1 |
657.4 |
3.04 |
| Median |
38.6 |
660.7 |
3.04 |
| Deviation |
6.3 |
13.0 |
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 |
137.6 ± 12.7 |
29.3 ± 7.2 |
37.0 ± 10.9 |
56.5 ± 10.7 |
5.01 ± 1.51 |
2.51 ± 0.46 |
| VC |
156.8 ± 12.4 |
19.4 ± 4.6 |
26.4 ± 7.8 |
60.6 ± 11.9 |
8.59 ± 2.53 |
2.67 ± 0.52 |
| MX1 |
145.8 ± 13.1 |
29.1 ± 7.1 |
36.9 ± 10.9 |
56.6 ± 10.7 |
5.33 ± 1.56 |
2.65 ± 0.46 |
| MX2 |
147.2 ± 13.1 |
27.6 ± 6.7 |
35.4 ± 10.4 |
57.4 ± 10.9 |
5.68 ± 1.62 |
2.64 ± 0.46 |
| MX3 |
147.4 ± 13.1 |
27.3 ± 6.6 |
35.1 ± 10.4 |
57.5 ± 11.0 |
5.75 ± 1.63 |
2.64 ± 0.46 |
| RH8 |
150.1 ± 13.0 |
26.9 ± 6.5 |
34.8 ± 10.3 |
57.7 ± 11.0 |
5.94 ± 1.75 |
2.68 ± 0.49 |
| RH9 |
150.2 ± 13.0 |
26.8 ± 6.5 |
34.6 ± 10.2 |
57.7 ± 11.1 |
5.96 ± 1.74 |
2.68 ± 0.48 |
| RH10 |
150.2 ± 13.0 |
26.8 ± 6.5 |
34.6 ± 10.2 |
57.7 ± 11.1 |
5.98 ± 1.75 |
2.68 ± 0.49 |
| Average |
148.2 |
26.7 |
34.3 |
57.7 |
6.0 |
2.6 |
| Median |
150.1 |
27.3 |
35.1 |
57.7 |
5.9 |
2.7 |
| Deviation |
5.4 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
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 |
49.3 ± 8.8 |
55.5 ± 2.0 |
65.6 ± 3.7 |
107.0 ± 5.4 |
0.89 ± 0.17 |
0.46 ± 0.08 |
| VC |
53.0 ± 7.8 |
36.8 ± 1.3 |
46.7 ± 2.7 |
114.8 ± 5.4 |
1.44 ± 0.23 |
0.46 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
50.4 ± 7.6 |
55.2 ± 2.0 |
65.3 ± 3.7 |
107.2 ± 5.4 |
0.92 ± 0.15 |
0.47 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
49.9 ± 7.2 |
52.2 ± 1.9 |
62.7 ± 3.6 |
108.7 ± 5.4 |
0.96 ± 0.15 |
0.46 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
50.0 ± 7.1 |
51.6 ± 1.9 |
62.1 ± 3.5 |
109.0 ± 5.4 |
0.97 ± 0.15 |
0.46 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
52.0 ± 8.0 |
51.0 ± 1.8 |
61.5 ± 3.5 |
109.2 ± 5.4 |
1.02 ± 0.17 |
0.48 ± 0.07 |
| RH9 |
51.4 ± 7.7 |
50.8 ± 1.8 |
61.3 ± 3.5 |
109.4 ± 5.4 |
1.01 ± 0.17 |
0.47 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
51.5 ± 7.8 |
50.7 ± 1.8 |
61.2 ± 3.5 |
109.4 ± 5.4 |
1.02 ± 0.17 |
0.47 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
51.0 |
50.5 |
60.8 |
109.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
| Median |
51.4 |
51.6 |
62.1 |
109.2 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
1.2 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
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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