Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20051490859
Observation time: 05/29/2005 149.37467 0859 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2005 |
| Fractional day of year |
149.374670 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
32371.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
| X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
223.759 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
100.180 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
7.349 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0228 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0259 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.97, 5.28, 5.58 |
Event added to database
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Mon Sep 23 16:49:22 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:15:29 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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-2.979 ± 966.272
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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] |
-370.3 ± 4.8 |
-464.7 ± 7.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
13.4 ± 10.8 |
-2.3 ± 9.4 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
9.4 ± 5.9 |
-9.4 ± 4.0 |
| Wi [km/s] |
14.8 ± 0.6 |
25.4 ± 4.2 |
| We [km/s] |
466.4 ± 18.9 |
802.9 ± 131.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
6.6 ± 0.8 |
6.3 ± 0.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-4.5 ± 1.0 |
-1.9 ± 1.0 |
| By GSE [nT] |
5.5 ± 2.5 |
-1.7 ± 2.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
7.9 ± 2.0 |
20.9 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.025 ± 0.023
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0.019 ± 0.018
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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19.04 ± 0.77
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32.78 ± 5.38
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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94.74 ± 6.56
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184.91 ± 7.29
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
0.546 ± 0.129 |
-0.694 ± 0.115 |
-0.469 ± 0.431 |
-28.00 ± 10.63 |
-51.80 ± 9.68 |
| VC |
0.967 ± 0.026 |
0.166 ± 0.134 |
0.191 ± 0.189 |
11.03 ± 3.79 |
9.73 ± 7.96 |
| MX1 |
0.988 ± 0.061 |
0.013 ± 0.752 |
-0.156 ± 0.155 |
-8.97 ± 22.13 |
0.73 ± 43.62 |
| MX2 |
0.979 ± 0.023 |
0.189 ± 0.117 |
-0.080 ± 0.080 |
-4.59 ± 4.91 |
10.93 ± 6.82 |
| MX3 |
0.958 ± 0.037 |
0.285 ± 0.123 |
-0.019 ± 0.019 |
-1.12 ± 3.76 |
16.56 ± 7.36 |
| RH08 |
-0.116 ± 0.008 |
-0.906 ± 0.008 |
-0.408 ± 0.384 |
-24.07 ± 1.11 |
262.73 ± 0.53 |
| RH09 |
-0.132 ± 0.017 |
-0.908 ± 0.012 |
-0.397 ± 0.374 |
-23.37 ± 1.76 |
261.73 ± 1.05 |
| RH10 |
-0.132 ± 0.023 |
-0.908 ± 0.016 |
-0.397 ± 0.374 |
-23.37 ± 2.26 |
261.73 ± 1.43 |
| Average |
0.507 |
-0.345 |
-0.217 |
-12.806 |
96.542 |
| Median |
0.958 |
0.013 |
-0.156 |
-8.971 |
16.562 |
| Deviation |
0.544 |
0.553 |
0.237 |
13.980 |
138.687 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
20.5 ± 16.7 |
-95.3 ± 972.8 |
0.92 ± 0.12 |
| VC |
79.9 ± 4.8 |
-19.0 ± 3586.2 |
0.92 ± 0.12 |
| MX1 |
59.4 ± 4.4 |
-49.2 ± 3275.2 |
0.92 ± 0.12 |
| MX2 |
68.8 ± 2.5 |
-32.7 ± 3454.4 |
0.92 ± 0.12 |
| MX3 |
74.8 ± 1.8 |
-19.8 ± 3513.1 |
0.92 ± 0.12 |
| RH08 |
45.2 ± 9.9 |
-78.6 ± 1530.8 |
0.92 ± 0.12 |
| RH09 |
46.3 ± 9.8 |
-77.6 ± 1580.2 |
0.92 ± 0.12 |
| RH10 |
46.3 ± 9.8 |
-77.6 ± 8210.8 |
0.92 ± 0.12 |
| Average |
55.1 |
-56.2 |
0.92 |
| Median |
59.4 |
-49.2 |
0.92 |
| Deviation |
19.5 |
29.9 |
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 |
120.6 ± 8.1 |
17.8 ± 0.7 |
88.8 ± 6.1 |
95.0 ± 6.5 |
6.78 ± 0.51 |
1.28 ± 0.14 |
| VC |
335.2 ± 4.6 |
3.3 ± 0.1 |
16.7 ± 1.2 |
96.6 ± 6.4 |
101.97 ± 3.00 |
3.48 ± 0.25 |
| MX1 |
317.9 ± 3.9 |
9.5 ± 0.4 |
48.2 ± 3.3 |
96.2 ± 6.4 |
33.33 ± 1.09 |
3.32 ± 0.24 |
| MX2 |
328.0 ± 3.2 |
6.8 ± 0.3 |
34.3 ± 2.4 |
96.4 ± 6.4 |
48.46 ± 1.52 |
3.42 ± 0.24 |
| MX3 |
331.4 ± 3.1 |
4.9 ± 0.2 |
24.9 ± 1.7 |
96.5 ± 6.4 |
67.64 ± 2.10 |
3.45 ± 0.24 |
| RH8 |
-105.4 ± 8.4 |
13.3 ± 0.5 |
66.8 ± 4.6 |
95.7 ± 6.5 |
-7.94 ± 0.69 |
-1.10 ± 0.09 |
| RH9 |
-110.6 ± 8.4 |
13.0 ± 0.5 |
65.5 ± 4.5 |
95.8 ± 6.5 |
-8.50 ± 0.71 |
-1.16 ± 0.09 |
| RH10 |
-110.6 ± 8.4 |
13.0 ± 0.5 |
65.5 ± 4.5 |
95.8 ± 6.5 |
-8.50 ± 0.71 |
-1.16 ± 0.09 |
| Average |
138.3 |
10.2 |
51.3 |
96.0 |
29.2 |
1.4 |
| Median |
317.9 |
13.0 |
65.5 |
96.2 |
33.3 |
3.3 |
| Deviation |
216.4 |
4.9 |
24.6 |
0.5 |
41.2 |
2.3 |
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 |
152.4 ± 10.7 |
30.6 ± 5.0 |
173.2 ± 6.8 |
185.3 ± 7.3 |
5.04 ± 0.65 |
0.82 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
432.7 ± 6.1 |
5.7 ± 0.9 |
32.6 ± 1.3 |
187.8 ± 7.2 |
77.47 ± 11.20 |
2.31 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
408.4 ± 8.2 |
16.5 ± 2.6 |
94.1 ± 3.7 |
187.1 ± 7.2 |
25.21 ± 3.59 |
2.18 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
421.9 ± 7.1 |
11.7 ± 1.9 |
67.0 ± 2.6 |
187.5 ± 7.2 |
36.69 ± 5.29 |
2.25 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
426.0 ± 6.5 |
8.5 ± 1.3 |
48.5 ± 1.9 |
187.7 ± 7.2 |
51.17 ± 7.44 |
2.27 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
-138.2 ± 8.5 |
22.9 ± 3.7 |
130.3 ± 5.1 |
186.4 ± 7.2 |
-6.17 ± 1.18 |
-0.74 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
-144.8 ± 8.4 |
22.5 ± 3.6 |
127.8 ± 5.0 |
186.5 ± 7.2 |
-6.59 ± 1.24 |
-0.78 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
-144.8 ± 8.4 |
22.5 ± 3.6 |
127.8 ± 5.0 |
186.5 ± 7.2 |
-6.59 ± 1.24 |
-0.78 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
176.7 |
17.6 |
100.2 |
186.8 |
22.0 |
0.9 |
| Median |
408.4 |
22.5 |
127.8 |
187.1 |
25.2 |
2.2 |
| Deviation |
279.8 |
8.5 |
48.0 |
0.8 |
31.3 |
1.5 |
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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