Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20051910242
Observation time: 07/10/2005 191.11286 0242 [UT]
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![Wind spacecraft](../windsm.gif)
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General
Information (About, Top)
Year |
2005 |
Fractional day of year |
191.112865 |
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
9751.5 ± 40.0 |
Shock type |
FF |
Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
264.480 |
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
18.036 |
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
21.350 |
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0219 |
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003
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Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0107 |
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
13.96, 21.82, 26.63 |
Event added to database
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Mon Sep 23 17:03:45 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:21:52 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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51.521 ± 1.431
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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] |
-348.1 ± 9.7 |
-420.2 ± 5.0 |
Vy GSE [km/s] |
-11.8 ± 3.8 |
-4.3 ± 6.2 |
Vz GSE [km/s] |
6.5 ± 10.5 |
30.0 ± 12.1 |
Wi [km/s] |
30.6 ± 2.3 |
41.2 ± 12.8 |
We [km/s] |
966.1 ± 73.7 |
1301.9 ± 404.3 |
Ni [n/cc] |
7.3 ± 0.8 |
13.0 ± 3.1 |
Bx GSE [nT] |
-0.4 ± 0.6 |
0.8 ± 0.3 |
By GSE [nT] |
9.8 ± 0.2 |
16.6 ± 0.3 |
Bz GSE [nT] |
-4.5 ± 0.8 |
-9.5 ± 2.4 |
Plasma Beta
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0.124 ± 0.121
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0.133 ± 0.144
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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39.44 ± 3.01
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53.15 ± 16.51
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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87.55 ± 6.18
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117.87 ± 14.64
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
MC |
-0.951 ± 0.252 |
0.307 ± 0.780 |
0.027 ± 0.027 |
1.52 ± 37.92 |
162.10 ± 46.96 |
VC |
-0.950 ± 0.053 |
0.098 ± 0.082 |
0.296 ± 0.287 |
17.20 ± 10.20 |
174.12 ± 4.95 |
MX1 |
-0.933 ± 0.046 |
0.303 ± 0.113 |
0.193 ± 0.191 |
11.13 ± 8.61 |
161.98 ± 6.92 |
MX2 |
-0.937 ± 0.041 |
0.293 ± 0.099 |
0.189 ± 0.187 |
10.92 ± 8.66 |
162.63 ± 6.02 |
MX3 |
-0.940 ± 0.039 |
0.283 ± 0.088 |
0.188 ± 0.186 |
10.85 ± 9.10 |
163.25 ± 5.32 |
RH08 |
-0.992 ± 0.004 |
0.113 ± 0.027 |
-0.061 ± 0.061 |
-3.52 ± 2.13 |
173.48 ± 1.57 |
RH09 |
-0.982 ± 0.013 |
0.112 ± 0.070 |
-0.151 ± 0.150 |
-8.68 ± 4.03 |
173.48 ± 4.07 |
RH10 |
-0.982 ± 0.013 |
0.112 ± 0.070 |
-0.151 ± 0.150 |
-8.68 ± 4.03 |
173.48 ± 4.07 |
Average |
-0.959 |
0.203 |
0.066 |
3.842 |
168.066 |
Median |
-0.950 |
0.283 |
0.188 |
10.845 |
173.482 |
Deviation |
0.023 |
0.101 |
0.174 |
10.025 |
5.975 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
MC |
72.6 ± 2.6 |
525.4 ± 15.4 |
1.74 ± 0.33 |
VC |
89.8 ± 2.0 |
551.1 ± 17.7 |
1.74 ± 0.33 |
MX1 |
77.0 ± 2.1 |
531.0 ± 16.8 |
1.74 ± 0.33 |
MX2 |
77.4 ± 2.1 |
532.9 ± 16.8 |
1.74 ± 0.33 |
MX3 |
77.9 ± 2.1 |
534.7 ± 16.8 |
1.74 ± 0.33 |
RH08 |
80.7 ± 3.2 |
540.5 ± 14.7 |
1.74 ± 0.33 |
RH09 |
78.6 ± 3.4 |
526.9 ± 13.7 |
1.74 ± 0.33 |
RH10 |
78.6 ± 3.4 |
526.9 ± 51.3 |
1.74 ± 0.33 |
Average |
79.1 |
533.7 |
1.74 |
Median |
78.6 |
532.9 |
1.74 |
Deviation |
4.9 |
8.6 |
0.00 |
Upstream 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 |
197.7 ± 9.9 |
10.8 ± 0.7 |
26.2 ± 1.8 |
95.5 ± 5.4 |
18.41 ± 2.09 |
2.08 ± 0.17 |
VC |
219.5 ± 10.4 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
96.1 ± 5.4 |
2235.21 ± 242.52 |
2.29 ± 0.19 |
MX1 |
208.5 ± 10.3 |
8.1 ± 0.5 |
19.8 ± 1.4 |
95.8 ± 5.4 |
25.80 ± 2.87 |
2.18 ± 0.19 |
MX2 |
208.9 ± 10.3 |
7.8 ± 0.5 |
19.1 ± 1.3 |
95.8 ± 5.4 |
26.78 ± 2.98 |
2.19 ± 0.19 |
MX3 |
209.4 ± 10.3 |
7.5 ± 0.5 |
18.3 ± 1.3 |
95.8 ± 5.4 |
27.93 ± 3.10 |
2.19 ± 0.19 |
RH8 |
197.0 ± 9.7 |
5.8 ± 0.4 |
14.1 ± 1.0 |
95.9 ± 5.4 |
34.13 ± 3.86 |
2.06 ± 0.16 |
RH9 |
187.3 ± 9.6 |
7.1 ± 0.4 |
17.3 ± 1.2 |
95.8 ± 5.4 |
26.51 ± 3.05 |
1.96 ± 0.15 |
RH10 |
187.3 ± 9.6 |
7.1 ± 0.4 |
17.3 ± 1.2 |
95.8 ± 5.4 |
26.51 ± 3.05 |
1.96 ± 0.15 |
Average |
202.0 |
6.8 |
16.5 |
95.8 |
302.7 |
2.1 |
Median |
208.5 |
7.5 |
18.3 |
95.8 |
26.8 |
2.2 |
Deviation |
11.5 |
3.1 |
7.4 |
0.2 |
780.9 |
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 |
126.2 ± 5.4 |
14.4 ± 4.0 |
35.2 ± 4.4 |
129.1 ± 15.1 |
9.35 ± 3.06 |
0.99 ± 0.15 |
VC |
143.3 ± 7.9 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
0.3 ± 0.0 |
129.9 ± 15.3 |
1153.83 ± 342.55 |
1.12 ± 0.17 |
MX1 |
134.4 ± 6.7 |
10.8 ± 3.0 |
26.6 ± 3.3 |
129.5 ± 15.2 |
13.19 ± 4.14 |
1.05 ± 0.16 |
MX2 |
134.7 ± 6.7 |
10.4 ± 2.9 |
25.7 ± 3.2 |
129.5 ± 15.2 |
13.70 ± 4.30 |
1.05 ± 0.16 |
MX3 |
135.0 ± 6.7 |
10.0 ± 2.8 |
24.7 ± 3.1 |
129.5 ± 15.2 |
14.29 ± 4.48 |
1.05 ± 0.16 |
RH8 |
126.0 ± 4.5 |
7.7 ± 2.1 |
19.0 ± 2.4 |
129.7 ± 15.2 |
17.35 ± 5.57 |
0.98 ± 0.14 |
RH9 |
119.1 ± 3.8 |
9.5 ± 2.6 |
23.3 ± 2.9 |
129.6 ± 15.2 |
13.41 ± 4.41 |
0.93 ± 0.13 |
RH10 |
119.1 ± 3.8 |
9.5 ± 2.6 |
23.3 ± 2.9 |
129.6 ± 15.2 |
13.41 ± 4.41 |
0.93 ± 0.13 |
Average |
129.7 |
9.1 |
22.3 |
129.6 |
156.1 |
1.0 |
Median |
134.4 |
10.0 |
24.7 |
129.6 |
13.7 |
1.0 |
Deviation |
8.5 |
4.1 |
10.0 |
0.2 |
403.2 |
0.1 |
Survey interval (About, Top)
![Survey of solar wind interval](wi_survey_00403.png)
Selected
data (About, Top)
Key plasma parameters
![Survey](wi_selvwnb_00403.png)
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Velocity
![V](wi_selv_00403.png)
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Magnetic Field
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Simple
Methods
(About, Top)
Rankine Chi^2
Contour (About, Top)
Shock
Speed (About, Top)
![Shock Speed](wi_shockspeed_00403.png)
Theta Bn (About, Top)
![Theta Bn](wi_thetabn_00403.png)
Mach Numbers (About, Top)
Page updated Fri Jun 13 11:06:02 2014
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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