Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20052580836
Observation time: 09/15/2005 258.35870 0836 [UT]
|
|
General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2005 |
| Fractional day of year |
258.358698 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
30991.5 ± 40.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
207.310 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-85.470 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-10.800 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0265 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
|
| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0260 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
5.84, 9.54, 9.93 |
Event added to database
|
Mon Sep 23 17:29:56 2013
|
Event last processed
|
Tue Sep 24 16:50:27 2013
|
Method selected
|
RH08
|
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
|
29.367 ± 0.352
|
Asymptotic
plasma
parameters (About, Top)
|
Parameter
|
Upstream
|
Downstream
|
| Vx GSE [km/s] |
-536.3 ± 12.8 |
-631.0 ± 10.3 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
3.3 ± 10.2 |
-27.2 ± 11.0 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-15.8 ± 5.8 |
-39.5 ± 5.2 |
| Wi [km/s] |
37.0 ± 3.5 |
67.9 ± 10.3 |
| We [km/s] |
1170.2 ± 109.2 |
2146.7 ± 325.2 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
1.5 ± 0.1 |
4.2 ± 0.7 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
1.7 ± 0.9 |
0.8 ± 0.6 |
| By GSE [nT] |
0.6 ± 0.6 |
1.7 ± 1.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-2.8 ± 0.6 |
-8.4 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
|
0.374 ± 0.336
|
0.563 ± 0.601
|
Sound Speed [km/s]
|
47.77 ± 4.46
|
87.64 ± 13.28
|
Alfven Speed [km/s]
|
61.73 ± 10.28
|
93.33 ± 6.69
|
Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.961 ± 0.091 |
-0.234 ± 0.346 |
0.150 ± 0.149 |
8.62 ± 14.07 |
193.68 ± 20.60 |
| VC |
-0.927 ± 0.046 |
-0.295 ± 0.135 |
-0.232 ± 0.228 |
-13.43 ± 4.42 |
197.67 ± 8.37 |
| MX1 |
-0.945 ± 0.049 |
-0.311 ± 0.141 |
0.104 ± 0.104 |
5.97 ± 9.26 |
198.25 ± 8.54 |
| MX2 |
-0.935 ± 0.047 |
-0.344 ± 0.122 |
0.088 ± 0.087 |
5.03 ± 9.39 |
200.22 ± 7.46 |
| MX3 |
-0.930 ± 0.048 |
-0.359 ± 0.120 |
0.080 ± 0.080 |
4.60 ± 9.46 |
201.14 ± 7.40 |
| RH08 |
-0.985 ± 0.003 |
-0.165 ± 0.018 |
0.050 ± 0.050 |
2.88 ± 0.84 |
189.53 ± 1.07 |
| RH09 |
-0.979 ± 0.014 |
-0.200 ± 0.067 |
0.039 ± 0.039 |
2.24 ± 4.06 |
191.53 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.979 ± 0.014 |
-0.200 ± 0.067 |
0.039 ± 0.039 |
2.24 ± 4.06 |
191.53 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.955 |
-0.264 |
0.040 |
2.269 |
195.445 |
| Median |
-0.945 |
-0.234 |
0.080 |
4.601 |
197.671 |
| Deviation |
0.024 |
0.073 |
0.116 |
6.697 |
4.421 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
50.0 ± 15.3 |
663.9 ± 2.9 |
2.76 ± 0.50 |
| VC |
73.3 ± 20.0 |
663.7 ± 2.8 |
2.76 ± 0.50 |
| MX1 |
51.6 ± 13.8 |
659.0 ± 2.8 |
2.76 ± 0.50 |
| MX2 |
52.3 ± 13.3 |
654.7 ± 2.8 |
2.76 ± 0.50 |
| MX3 |
52.6 ± 13.0 |
652.4 ± 2.8 |
2.76 ± 0.50 |
| RH08 |
54.8 ± 11.9 |
683.7 ± 3.0 |
2.76 ± 0.50 |
| RH09 |
55.0 ± 11.6 |
681.9 ± 3.0 |
2.76 ± 0.50 |
| RH10 |
55.0 ± 11.6 |
681.9 ± 20.4 |
2.76 ± 0.50 |
| Average |
55.6 |
667.7 |
2.76 |
| Median |
54.8 |
663.9 |
2.76 |
| Deviation |
7.4 |
12.9 |
0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
|
Method
|
dV
|
Slow
|
Intermediate
|
Fast
|
Slow
Mach
|
Fast
Mach
|
| MC |
151.9 ± 13.3 |
25.6 ± 3.0 |
39.6 ± 6.6 |
73.8 ± 10.1 |
5.98 ± 0.67 |
2.08 ± 0.27 |
| VC |
164.0 ± 13.2 |
10.9 ± 1.3 |
17.7 ± 3.0 |
77.4 ± 10.5 |
15.16 ± 1.67 |
2.15 ± 0.27 |
| MX1 |
155.2 ± 13.5 |
24.6 ± 2.9 |
38.3 ± 6.4 |
74.2 ± 10.2 |
6.35 ± 0.70 |
2.12 ± 0.27 |
| MX2 |
156.0 ± 13.5 |
24.2 ± 2.9 |
37.8 ± 6.3 |
74.3 ± 10.2 |
6.49 ± 0.71 |
2.13 ± 0.27 |
| MX3 |
156.3 ± 13.6 |
24.1 ± 2.8 |
37.5 ± 6.2 |
74.3 ± 10.2 |
6.55 ± 0.71 |
2.13 ± 0.27 |
| RH8 |
156.9 ± 13.3 |
22.7 ± 2.7 |
35.6 ± 5.9 |
74.8 ± 10.2 |
6.97 ± 0.80 |
2.13 ± 0.28 |
| RH9 |
158.1 ± 13.4 |
22.6 ± 2.7 |
35.4 ± 5.9 |
74.8 ± 10.2 |
7.06 ± 0.80 |
2.14 ± 0.28 |
| RH10 |
158.1 ± 13.4 |
22.6 ± 2.7 |
35.4 ± 5.9 |
74.8 ± 10.2 |
7.06 ± 0.80 |
2.14 ± 0.28 |
| Average |
157.0 |
22.2 |
34.7 |
74.8 |
7.7 |
2.1 |
| Median |
156.9 |
24.1 |
37.5 |
74.8 |
7.0 |
2.1 |
| Deviation |
3.4 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
Downstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
|
Method
|
dV
|
Slow
|
Intermediate
|
Fast
|
Slow
Mach
|
Fast
Mach
|
| MC |
57.3 ± 9.8 |
42.9 ± 2.8 |
59.9 ± 4.3 |
121.3 ± 4.5 |
1.35 ± 0.30 |
0.47 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
61.7 ± 10.7 |
18.3 ± 1.2 |
26.8 ± 1.9 |
127.4 ± 4.9 |
3.41 ± 0.77 |
0.49 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
58.7 ± 9.9 |
41.2 ± 2.7 |
57.9 ± 4.1 |
121.9 ± 4.5 |
1.44 ± 0.32 |
0.48 ± 0.09 |
| MX2 |
59.0 ± 10.0 |
40.6 ± 2.7 |
57.1 ± 4.1 |
122.1 ± 4.5 |
1.47 ± 0.33 |
0.48 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
59.2 ± 10.0 |
40.3 ± 2.6 |
56.7 ± 4.1 |
122.2 ± 4.5 |
1.48 ± 0.33 |
0.49 ± 0.09 |
| RH8 |
59.8 ± 10.1 |
38.0 ± 2.5 |
53.8 ± 3.9 |
122.9 ± 4.6 |
1.59 ± 0.34 |
0.49 ± 0.09 |
| RH9 |
60.2 ± 10.1 |
37.8 ± 2.5 |
53.6 ± 3.8 |
123.0 ± 4.6 |
1.61 ± 0.35 |
0.49 ± 0.09 |
| RH10 |
60.2 ± 10.1 |
37.8 ± 2.5 |
53.6 ± 3.8 |
123.0 ± 4.6 |
1.61 ± 0.35 |
0.49 ± 0.09 |
| Average |
59.5 |
37.1 |
52.4 |
123.0 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
| Median |
59.8 |
40.3 |
56.7 |
122.9 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
1.3 |
7.8 |
10.6 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
Survey interval (About, Top)
Selected
data (About, Top)
|
Key plasma parameters
|
Velocity
|
Magnetic Field
|
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)
| 
