Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20052540057
Observation time: 09/11/2005 254.04023 0057 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2005 |
| Fractional day of year |
254.040226 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
3475.5 ± 90.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
| X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
211.513 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-92.113 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-8.370 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0262 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0220 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.06, 5.68, 6.13 |
Event added to database
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Mon Sep 23 17:26:51 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:45:54 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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16.975 ± 0.367
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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] |
-785.7 ± 11.6 |
-1051.5 ± 25.3 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-21.4 ± 7.2 |
-112.0 ± 26.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-39.7 ± 34.5 |
-18.4 ± 31.2 |
| Wi [km/s] |
64.8 ± 4.7 |
176.8 ± 12.5 |
| We [km/s] |
2049.9 ± 147.3 |
5592.0 ± 395.0 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
2.7 ± 0.3 |
10.2 ± 0.9 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.3 ± 0.3 |
7.4 ± 1.7 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-5.5 ± 0.5 |
-10.0 ± 4.8 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.9 ± 1.9 |
5.2 ± 7.6 |
Plasma Beta
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0.587 ± 0.581
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2.752 ± 2.682
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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83.69 ± 6.01
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228.29 ± 16.12
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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85.32 ± 4.50
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108.60 ± 9.18
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.997 ± 0.095 |
0.077 ± 1.200 |
-0.029 ± 0.029 |
-1.69 ± 40.51 |
175.59 ± 68.98 |
| VC |
-0.943 ± 0.036 |
-0.324 ± 0.099 |
0.075 ± 0.075 |
4.30 ± 8.58 |
198.99 ± 6.00 |
| MX1 |
-0.838 ± 0.220 |
-0.544 ± 0.338 |
0.027 ± 0.027 |
1.55 ± 9.91 |
213.00 ± 23.13 |
| MX2 |
-0.887 ± 0.095 |
-0.454 ± 0.185 |
0.084 ± 0.084 |
4.83 ± 10.02 |
207.11 ± 11.94 |
| MX3 |
-0.893 ± 0.092 |
-0.438 ± 0.185 |
0.102 ± 0.102 |
5.87 ± 10.55 |
206.14 ± 11.85 |
| RH08 |
-0.977 ± 0.006 |
-0.199 ± 0.026 |
-0.073 ± 0.072 |
-4.16 ± 1.47 |
191.53 ± 1.54 |
| RH09 |
-0.973 ± 0.016 |
-0.216 ± 0.068 |
-0.084 ± 0.084 |
-4.81 ± 4.02 |
192.53 ± 3.99 |
| RH10 |
-0.973 ± 0.016 |
-0.216 ± 0.068 |
-0.084 ± 0.084 |
-4.81 ± 4.02 |
192.53 ± 3.99 |
| Average |
-0.935 |
-0.290 |
0.002 |
0.136 |
197.178 |
| Median |
-0.943 |
-0.216 |
0.027 |
1.549 |
198.991 |
| Deviation |
0.056 |
0.196 |
0.079 |
4.551 |
11.792 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
65.3 ± 4.8 |
1146.6 ± 6.9 |
3.87 ± 0.52 |
| VC |
85.3 ± 2.7 |
1136.2 ± 5.2 |
3.87 ± 0.52 |
| MX1 |
81.0 ± 3.1 |
1043.1 ± 3.8 |
3.87 ± 0.52 |
| MX2 |
87.4 ± 2.8 |
1088.7 ± 4.5 |
3.87 ± 0.52 |
| MX3 |
88.5 ± 2.8 |
1093.1 ± 4.7 |
3.87 ± 0.52 |
| RH08 |
80.7 ± 4.6 |
1163.7 ± 5.3 |
3.87 ± 0.52 |
| RH09 |
81.8 ± 4.7 |
1160.1 ± 5.2 |
3.87 ± 0.52 |
| RH10 |
81.8 ± 4.7 |
1160.1 ± 24.9 |
3.87 ± 0.52 |
| Average |
81.5 |
1123.9 |
3.87 |
| Median |
81.8 |
1146.6 |
3.87 |
| Deviation |
7.2 |
44.1 |
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 |
364.0 ± 12.3 |
25.4 ± 0.9 |
35.6 ± 1.9 |
116.9 ± 3.7 |
14.33 ± 0.91 |
3.12 ± 0.19 |
| VC |
391.4 ± 9.8 |
4.9 ± 0.2 |
7.0 ± 0.4 |
119.5 ± 3.8 |
79.72 ± 4.31 |
3.28 ± 0.17 |
| MX1 |
373.8 ± 10.8 |
9.3 ± 0.3 |
13.3 ± 0.7 |
119.3 ± 3.8 |
40.11 ± 2.28 |
3.14 ± 0.17 |
| MX2 |
385.4 ± 9.6 |
2.7 ± 0.1 |
3.9 ± 0.2 |
119.6 ± 3.8 |
141.23 ± 7.50 |
3.23 ± 0.17 |
| MX3 |
386.1 ± 9.2 |
1.5 ± 0.1 |
2.2 ± 0.1 |
119.6 ± 3.8 |
256.32 ± 13.33 |
3.23 ± 0.16 |
| RH8 |
388.8 ± 13.9 |
9.7 ± 0.3 |
13.8 ± 0.7 |
119.2 ± 3.8 |
40.24 ± 2.61 |
3.26 ± 0.20 |
| RH9 |
387.9 ± 14.2 |
8.5 ± 0.3 |
12.2 ± 0.6 |
119.3 ± 3.8 |
45.55 ± 3.00 |
3.25 ± 0.21 |
| RH10 |
387.9 ± 14.2 |
8.5 ± 0.3 |
12.2 ± 0.6 |
119.3 ± 3.8 |
45.55 ± 3.00 |
3.25 ± 0.21 |
| Average |
383.2 |
8.8 |
12.5 |
119.1 |
82.9 |
3.2 |
| Median |
387.9 |
8.5 |
12.2 |
119.3 |
45.6 |
3.3 |
| Deviation |
9.3 |
7.4 |
10.3 |
0.9 |
79.8 |
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 |
106.7 ± 25.9 |
41.4 ± 2.6 |
45.3 ± 3.8 |
249.7 ± 12.6 |
2.56 ± 0.53 |
0.43 ± 0.12 |
| VC |
109.7 ± 21.3 |
8.1 ± 0.5 |
9.0 ± 0.8 |
253.0 ± 12.3 |
13.54 ± 2.03 |
0.44 ± 0.10 |
| MX1 |
101.0 ± 18.2 |
15.3 ± 0.9 |
17.0 ± 1.4 |
252.7 ± 12.3 |
6.57 ± 0.84 |
0.40 ± 0.08 |
| MX2 |
106.7 ± 19.5 |
4.5 ± 0.3 |
5.0 ± 0.4 |
253.1 ± 12.3 |
23.69 ± 3.21 |
0.42 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
106.9 ± 19.9 |
2.5 ± 0.2 |
2.8 ± 0.2 |
253.1 ± 12.3 |
42.98 ± 6.01 |
0.42 ± 0.09 |
| RH8 |
112.5 ± 21.7 |
15.9 ± 1.0 |
17.6 ± 1.5 |
252.6 ± 12.3 |
7.06 ± 1.03 |
0.45 ± 0.10 |
| RH9 |
111.5 ± 21.3 |
14.0 ± 0.9 |
15.5 ± 1.3 |
252.7 ± 12.3 |
7.93 ± 1.14 |
0.44 ± 0.10 |
| RH10 |
111.5 ± 21.3 |
14.0 ± 0.9 |
15.5 ± 1.3 |
252.7 ± 12.3 |
7.93 ± 1.14 |
0.44 ± 0.10 |
| Average |
108.3 |
14.4 |
16.0 |
252.5 |
14.0 |
0.4 |
| Median |
109.7 |
14.0 |
15.5 |
252.7 |
7.9 |
0.4 |
| Deviation |
3.8 |
12.0 |
13.2 |
1.1 |
13.3 |
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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