Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20052972152
Observation time: 10/24/2005 297.91172 2152 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2005 |
| Fractional day of year |
297.911719 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
78772.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
| X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
198.294 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
41.267 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-13.146 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0138 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0209 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
19.53, 42.16, 44.51 |
Event added to database
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Mon Sep 23 17:57:34 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:59:02 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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52.130 ± 31.389
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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] |
-321.5 ± 1.4 |
-329.6 ± 2.0 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-17.5 ± 0.9 |
-23.3 ± 1.5 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-3.9 ± 1.0 |
-0.4 ± 1.2 |
| Wi [km/s] |
20.5 ± 0.5 |
23.2 ± 0.3 |
| We [km/s] |
647.1 ± 14.8 |
734.9 ± 11.0 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
22.0 ± 0.8 |
30.4 ± 0.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.5 ± 0.2 |
-5.6 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
3.0 ± 0.2 |
3.9 ± 0.5 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.8 ± 0.4 |
3.9 ± 0.5 |
Plasma Beta
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0.541 ± 0.534
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0.558 ± 0.555
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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26.42 ± 0.60
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30.00 ± 0.45
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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27.82 ± 0.17
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31.10 ± 0.15
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.752 ± 0.631 |
-0.589 ± 0.767 |
-0.295 ± 0.286 |
-17.17 ± 60.40 |
218.08 ± 56.56 |
| VC |
-0.759 ± 0.070 |
-0.553 ± 0.079 |
0.344 ± 0.330 |
20.14 ± 9.37 |
216.10 ± 5.45 |
| MX1 |
-0.427 ± 0.175 |
-0.904 ± 0.083 |
-0.027 ± 0.027 |
-1.56 ± 10.66 |
244.74 ± 11.11 |
| MX2 |
-0.428 ± 0.181 |
-0.900 ± 0.088 |
0.089 ± 0.089 |
5.10 ± 12.57 |
244.58 ± 11.49 |
| MX3 |
-0.402 ± 0.200 |
-0.859 ± 0.127 |
0.316 ± 0.305 |
18.45 ± 17.72 |
244.93 ± 13.05 |
| RH08 |
-0.281 ± 0.027 |
-0.225 ± 0.024 |
-0.933 ± 0.433 |
-68.90 ± 1.89 |
218.61 ± 2.98 |
| RH09 |
-0.991 ± 0.009 |
-0.131 ± 0.068 |
0.039 ± 0.039 |
2.24 ± 4.06 |
187.52 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.991 ± 0.009 |
-0.131 ± 0.068 |
0.039 ± 0.039 |
2.24 ± 4.06 |
187.52 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.629 |
-0.536 |
-0.053 |
-4.931 |
220.260 |
| Median |
-0.428 |
-0.553 |
0.039 |
2.241 |
218.607 |
| Deviation |
0.280 |
0.338 |
0.408 |
28.365 |
23.809 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
87.7 ± 2.1 |
283.3 ± 1.5 |
1.38 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
67.4 ± 2.1 |
288.2 ± 1.6 |
1.38 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
77.2 ± 2.1 |
182.9 ± 1.5 |
1.38 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
81.6 ± 2.2 |
183.4 ± 1.5 |
1.38 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
89.9 ± 2.4 |
174.2 ± 1.5 |
1.38 ± 0.07 |
| RH08 |
57.7 ± 3.1 |
98.7 ± 1.0 |
1.38 ± 0.07 |
| RH09 |
57.1 ± 2.2 |
350.6 ± 1.4 |
1.38 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
57.1 ± 2.2 |
350.6 ± 7.0 |
1.38 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
72.0 |
239.0 |
1.38 |
| Median |
77.2 |
283.3 |
1.38 |
| Deviation |
13.9 |
92.1 |
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 |
30.1 ± 1.7 |
0.8 ± 0.0 |
1.1 ± 0.0 |
38.4 ± 0.5 |
39.85 ± 2.55 |
0.78 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
35.9 ± 1.1 |
7.5 ± 0.1 |
10.7 ± 0.1 |
37.6 ± 0.5 |
4.79 ± 0.19 |
0.95 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
29.8 ± 1.3 |
4.3 ± 0.1 |
6.2 ± 0.0 |
38.1 ± 0.5 |
6.96 ± 0.34 |
0.78 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
30.5 ± 1.2 |
2.8 ± 0.0 |
4.1 ± 0.0 |
38.3 ± 0.5 |
10.87 ± 0.48 |
0.80 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
31.2 ± 0.9 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
38.4 ± 0.5 |
812.84 ± 27.77 |
0.81 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
0.7 ± 1.4 |
10.6 ± 0.1 |
14.9 ± 0.1 |
36.9 ± 0.5 |
0.06 ± 0.14 |
0.02 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
29.9 ± 1.4 |
10.8 ± 0.1 |
15.1 ± 0.1 |
36.8 ± 0.5 |
2.76 ± 0.16 |
0.81 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
29.9 ± 1.4 |
10.8 ± 0.1 |
15.1 ± 0.1 |
36.8 ± 0.5 |
2.76 ± 0.16 |
0.81 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
27.3 |
6.0 |
8.4 |
37.7 |
110.1 |
0.7 |
| Median |
30.1 |
7.5 |
10.7 |
38.1 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
10.9 |
4.6 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
284.2 |
0.3 |
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 |
21.6 ± 2.2 |
0.9 ± 0.0 |
1.2 ± 0.0 |
43.2 ± 0.3 |
25.42 ± 2.66 |
0.50 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
25.4 ± 2.4 |
8.5 ± 0.1 |
12.0 ± 0.1 |
42.4 ± 0.3 |
3.00 ± 0.29 |
0.60 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
21.2 ± 2.1 |
4.8 ± 0.0 |
6.9 ± 0.0 |
42.9 ± 0.3 |
4.39 ± 0.45 |
0.49 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
21.5 ± 2.1 |
3.2 ± 0.0 |
4.5 ± 0.0 |
43.1 ± 0.3 |
6.80 ± 0.70 |
0.50 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
21.8 ± 2.1 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
43.2 ± 0.3 |
505.10 ± 51.88 |
0.51 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
0.3 ± 1.2 |
12.0 ± 0.1 |
16.6 ± 0.1 |
41.5 ± 0.3 |
0.03 ± 0.10 |
0.01 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
21.1 ± 2.1 |
12.2 ± 0.1 |
16.9 ± 0.1 |
41.5 ± 0.3 |
1.73 ± 0.18 |
0.51 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
21.1 ± 2.1 |
12.2 ± 0.1 |
16.9 ± 0.1 |
41.5 ± 0.3 |
1.73 ± 0.18 |
0.51 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
19.3 |
6.7 |
9.4 |
42.4 |
68.5 |
0.5 |
| Median |
21.5 |
8.5 |
12.0 |
42.9 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
7.8 |
5.2 |
7.1 |
0.8 |
176.6 |
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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