Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20051350210
Observation time: 05/15/2005 135.09075 0210 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2005 |
| Fractional day of year |
135.090747 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
7840.5 ± 360.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
| X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
210.155 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
89.070 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-1.925 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0233 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0325 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
2.67, 4.51, 4.70 |
Event added to database
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Mon Sep 23 16:32:08 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:10:49 2013
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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27.321 ± 0.593
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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] |
-482.7 ± 23.1 |
-787.2 ± 24.0 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-58.2 ± 15.7 |
-141.7 ± 20.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-30.4 ± 17.1 |
-11.6 ± 79.7 |
| Wi [km/s] |
41.7 ± 1.9 |
148.2 ± 35.6 |
| We [km/s] |
1320.2 ± 61.1 |
4687.9 ± 1125.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.8 ± 0.4 |
23.3 ± 7.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-1.1 ± 2.7 |
-7.4 ± 4.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
3.6 ± 1.9 |
20.6 ± 11.0 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.9 ± 1.9 |
7.8 ± 12.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.650 ± 0.645
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1.632 ± 1.019
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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53.90 ± 2.50
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191.38 ± 45.94
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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52.37 ± 4.42
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130.83 ± 29.83
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.858 ± 0.283 |
-0.443 ± 0.514 |
0.260 ± 0.254 |
15.05 ± 25.09 |
207.31 ± 34.16 |
| VC |
-0.962 ± 0.026 |
-0.266 ± 0.078 |
0.068 ± 0.068 |
3.91 ± 12.43 |
195.46 ± 4.66 |
| MX1 |
-0.967 ± 0.132 |
-0.216 ± 0.579 |
0.137 ± 0.136 |
7.86 ± 12.37 |
192.57 ± 34.30 |
| MX2 |
-0.962 ± 0.054 |
-0.273 ± 0.188 |
0.021 ± 0.021 |
1.19 ± 9.40 |
195.86 ± 11.20 |
| MX3 |
-0.965 ± 0.049 |
-0.263 ± 0.180 |
0.019 ± 0.019 |
1.08 ± 8.94 |
195.26 ± 10.67 |
| RH08 |
-0.964 ± 0.006 |
-0.232 ± 0.021 |
0.128 ± 0.128 |
7.38 ± 1.06 |
193.54 ± 1.24 |
| RH09 |
-0.955 ± 0.021 |
-0.248 ± 0.068 |
0.162 ± 0.161 |
9.32 ± 4.03 |
194.54 ± 4.07 |
| RH10 |
-0.955 ± 0.021 |
-0.248 ± 0.068 |
0.162 ± 0.161 |
9.32 ± 4.03 |
194.54 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.948 |
-0.274 |
0.120 |
6.890 |
196.135 |
| Median |
-0.962 |
-0.248 |
0.137 |
7.860 |
195.257 |
| Deviation |
0.037 |
0.071 |
0.081 |
4.700 |
4.640 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
51.7 ± 13.5 |
813.4 ± 7.6 |
4.92 ± 1.61 |
| VC |
87.7 ± 37.9 |
861.1 ± 11.8 |
4.92 ± 1.61 |
| MX1 |
84.2 ± 39.1 |
856.8 ± 10.9 |
4.92 ± 1.61 |
| MX2 |
88.6 ± 36.8 |
862.0 ± 12.6 |
4.92 ± 1.61 |
| MX3 |
88.1 ± 36.7 |
862.9 ± 12.6 |
4.92 ± 1.61 |
| RH08 |
85.2 ± 39.1 |
857.5 ± 10.9 |
4.92 ± 1.61 |
| RH09 |
85.6 ± 40.0 |
853.6 ± 10.3 |
4.92 ± 1.61 |
| RH10 |
85.6 ± 40.0 |
853.6 ± 71.5 |
4.92 ± 1.61 |
| Average |
82.1 |
852.6 |
4.92 |
| Median |
85.6 |
857.5 |
4.92 |
| Deviation |
12.4 |
16.2 |
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 |
381.3 ± 28.7 |
24.6 ± 1.0 |
32.5 ± 2.7 |
71.1 ± 3.1 |
15.52 ± 1.00 |
5.36 ± 0.32 |
| VC |
383.6 ± 26.1 |
1.5 ± 0.1 |
2.1 ± 0.2 |
75.2 ± 3.2 |
250.59 ± 15.25 |
5.10 ± 0.29 |
| MX1 |
381.7 ± 26.6 |
3.8 ± 0.2 |
5.3 ± 0.4 |
75.1 ± 3.2 |
101.49 ± 6.29 |
5.08 ± 0.30 |
| MX2 |
382.5 ± 25.5 |
0.9 ± 0.0 |
1.3 ± 0.1 |
75.2 ± 3.2 |
427.51 ± 25.72 |
5.09 ± 0.29 |
| MX3 |
382.5 ± 25.4 |
1.2 ± 0.1 |
1.7 ± 0.1 |
75.2 ± 3.2 |
315.15 ± 18.93 |
5.09 ± 0.29 |
| RH8 |
382.5 ± 26.6 |
3.1 ± 0.1 |
4.4 ± 0.4 |
75.2 ± 3.2 |
121.56 ± 7.52 |
5.09 ± 0.30 |
| RH9 |
383.1 ± 27.1 |
2.9 ± 0.1 |
4.0 ± 0.3 |
75.2 ± 3.2 |
132.43 ± 8.25 |
5.10 ± 0.30 |
| RH10 |
383.1 ± 27.1 |
2.9 ± 0.1 |
4.0 ± 0.3 |
75.2 ± 3.2 |
132.43 ± 8.25 |
5.10 ± 0.30 |
| Average |
382.5 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
74.7 |
187.1 |
5.1 |
| Median |
382.5 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
75.2 |
132.4 |
5.1 |
| Deviation |
0.7 |
7.9 |
10.4 |
1.4 |
133.8 |
0.1 |
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 |
78.2 ± 12.4 |
67.0 ± 13.0 |
81.2 ± 18.5 |
225.3 ± 33.0 |
1.18 ± 0.19 |
0.35 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
67.3 ± 15.2 |
4.2 ± 0.8 |
5.4 ± 1.2 |
235.2 ± 34.1 |
16.49 ± 4.66 |
0.29 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
66.7 ± 13.4 |
10.4 ± 1.9 |
13.1 ± 3.0 |
235.0 ± 34.1 |
6.60 ± 1.65 |
0.29 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
66.5 ± 17.7 |
2.5 ± 0.5 |
3.1 ± 0.7 |
235.2 ± 34.2 |
28.00 ± 8.89 |
0.29 ± 0.08 |
| MX3 |
66.5 ± 18.0 |
3.4 ± 0.6 |
4.2 ± 1.0 |
235.2 ± 34.1 |
20.66 ± 6.62 |
0.29 ± 0.08 |
| RH8 |
67.1 ± 13.3 |
8.7 ± 1.6 |
11.0 ± 2.5 |
235.0 ± 34.1 |
7.94 ± 1.99 |
0.29 ± 0.07 |
| RH9 |
68.5 ± 12.2 |
8.0 ± 1.5 |
10.1 ± 2.3 |
235.1 ± 34.1 |
8.79 ± 1.98 |
0.30 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
68.5 ± 12.2 |
8.0 ± 1.5 |
10.1 ± 2.3 |
235.1 ± 34.1 |
8.79 ± 1.98 |
0.30 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
68.7 |
14.0 |
17.3 |
233.9 |
12.3 |
0.3 |
| Median |
67.3 |
8.0 |
10.1 |
235.1 |
8.8 |
0.3 |
| Deviation |
3.9 |
21.6 |
26.1 |
3.5 |
8.7 |
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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