Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20051971610
Observation time: 07/16/2005 197.67366 1610 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2005 |
| Fractional day of year |
197.673663 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
58204.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
264.181 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-3.978 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
20.600 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0239 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0206 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
14.21, 22.90, 23.60 |
Event added to database
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Mon Sep 23 17:06:44 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:26:09 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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-369.281 ± 6596.498
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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] |
-408.8 ± 2.6 |
-429.9 ± 1.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
15.8 ± 1.7 |
30.2 ± 2.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-17.6 ± 2.6 |
-16.5 ± 1.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
35.2 ± 0.8 |
39.7 ± 0.5 |
| We [km/s] |
1112.4 ± 26.8 |
1255.9 ± 15.4 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
8.6 ± 0.7 |
13.2 ± 0.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-1.9 ± 0.4 |
-3.5 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.9 ± 0.4 |
-5.5 ± 0.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.9 ± 0.3 |
4.5 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.818 ± 0.802
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0.698 ± 0.687
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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45.41 ± 1.09
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51.27 ± 0.63
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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38.93 ± 1.19
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47.59 ± 1.45
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.844 ± 0.633 |
-0.156 ± 0.843 |
-0.514 ± 0.463 |
-30.92 ± 69.64 |
190.47 ± 56.75 |
| VC |
-0.826 ± 0.048 |
0.561 ± 0.070 |
0.047 ± 0.047 |
2.67 ± 6.81 |
145.83 ± 4.83 |
| MX1 |
-0.841 ± 0.052 |
0.535 ± 0.079 |
0.083 ± 0.083 |
4.76 ± 9.52 |
147.50 ± 5.39 |
| MX2 |
-0.842 ± 0.052 |
0.535 ± 0.081 |
0.065 ± 0.065 |
3.75 ± 8.15 |
147.55 ± 5.50 |
| MX3 |
-0.843 ± 0.053 |
0.535 ± 0.084 |
0.047 ± 0.047 |
2.72 ± 7.04 |
147.60 ± 5.68 |
| RH08 |
-0.013 ± 0.020 |
0.329 ± 0.010 |
0.944 ± 0.407 |
70.76 ± 0.62 |
92.26 ± 3.40 |
| RH09 |
-0.975 ± 0.015 |
0.217 ± 0.067 |
-0.050 ± 0.050 |
-2.88 ± 4.06 |
167.47 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.975 ± 0.015 |
0.217 ± 0.067 |
-0.050 ± 0.050 |
-2.88 ± 4.06 |
167.47 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.770 |
0.347 |
0.072 |
5.998 |
150.767 |
| Median |
-0.842 |
0.535 |
0.047 |
2.722 |
147.599 |
| Deviation |
0.312 |
0.251 |
0.403 |
28.643 |
28.318 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
90.0 ± 5.1 |
393.4 ± 1.4 |
1.59 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
88.9 ± 2.2 |
419.2 ± 1.8 |
1.59 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
86.3 ± 2.2 |
423.8 ± 1.8 |
1.59 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
87.0 ± 2.2 |
424.8 ± 1.8 |
1.59 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
87.7 ± 2.2 |
425.6 ± 1.8 |
1.59 ± 0.06 |
| RH08 |
57.8 ± 5.5 |
10.6 ± 1.0 |
1.59 ± 0.06 |
| RH09 |
79.1 ± 3.1 |
470.1 ± 1.8 |
1.59 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
79.1 ± 3.1 |
470.1 ± 12.3 |
1.59 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
82.0 |
379.7 |
1.59 |
| Median |
87.0 |
424.8 |
1.59 |
| Deviation |
10.6 |
151.4 |
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 |
42.0 ± 3.3 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
59.8 ± 1.4 |
******* ± 2278.55 |
0.70 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
73.3 ± 2.5 |
0.5 ± 0.0 |
0.7 ± 0.0 |
59.8 ± 1.4 |
133.79 ± 5.63 |
1.23 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
73.2 ± 2.5 |
1.9 ± 0.0 |
2.5 ± 0.1 |
59.8 ± 1.4 |
38.15 ± 1.60 |
1.22 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
73.2 ± 2.5 |
1.5 ± 0.0 |
2.0 ± 0.1 |
59.8 ± 1.4 |
47.34 ± 1.99 |
1.23 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
73.2 ± 2.5 |
1.2 ± 0.0 |
1.5 ± 0.0 |
59.8 ± 1.4 |
62.84 ± 2.64 |
1.23 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
16.7 ± 2.7 |
16.3 ± 0.4 |
20.7 ± 0.6 |
57.5 ± 1.3 |
1.02 ± 0.18 |
0.29 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
67.2 ± 2.7 |
5.6 ± 0.1 |
7.3 ± 0.2 |
59.6 ± 1.4 |
12.01 ± 0.52 |
1.13 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
67.2 ± 2.7 |
5.6 ± 0.1 |
7.3 ± 0.2 |
59.6 ± 1.4 |
12.01 ± 0.52 |
1.13 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
60.8 |
4.1 |
5.3 |
59.5 |
4048.5 |
1.0 |
| Median |
73.2 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
59.8 |
47.3 |
1.2 |
| Deviation |
20.7 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
0.8 |
11326.7 |
0.3 |
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 |
27.0 ± 1.0 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
70.0 ± 1.0 |
******* ± 898.16 |
0.39 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
47.8 ± 2.4 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
0.9 ± 0.0 |
70.0 ± 1.0 |
73.88 ± 4.50 |
0.68 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
47.7 ± 2.4 |
2.3 ± 0.0 |
3.1 ± 0.1 |
69.9 ± 1.0 |
21.06 ± 1.27 |
0.68 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
47.7 ± 2.4 |
1.8 ± 0.0 |
2.5 ± 0.1 |
69.9 ± 1.0 |
26.13 ± 1.58 |
0.68 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
47.7 ± 2.4 |
1.4 ± 0.0 |
1.9 ± 0.1 |
69.9 ± 1.0 |
34.69 ± 2.09 |
0.68 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
10.6 ± 1.5 |
19.3 ± 0.3 |
25.3 ± 0.8 |
67.2 ± 0.9 |
0.55 ± 0.08 |
0.16 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
43.6 ± 1.9 |
6.6 ± 0.1 |
9.0 ± 0.3 |
69.6 ± 1.0 |
6.60 ± 0.35 |
0.63 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
43.6 ± 1.9 |
6.6 ± 0.1 |
9.0 ± 0.3 |
69.6 ± 1.0 |
6.60 ± 0.35 |
0.63 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
39.4 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
69.5 |
2206.9 |
0.6 |
| Median |
47.7 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
69.9 |
26.1 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
13.6 |
6.4 |
8.4 |
0.9 |
6173.5 |
0.2 |
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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