Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20060770823
Observation time: 03/18/2006 77.34967 0823 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
77.349670 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
30211.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
NN |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
199.921 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-63.681 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-15.269 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0231 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0093 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
85.44, 94.98, 104.23 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 10:48:04 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:48:32 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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16.684 ± 14.569
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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] |
-431.3 ± 6.5 |
-508.0 ± 7.4 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-39.9 ± 3.4 |
-7.8 ± 6.8 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-29.5 ± 4.2 |
-107.0 ± 4.7 |
| Wi [km/s] |
36.6 ± 2.6 |
53.1 ± 4.6 |
| We [km/s] |
1158.0 ± 82.5 |
1680.2 ± 147.0 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
8.8 ± 0.7 |
8.7 ± 1.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
4.3 ± 0.4 |
4.4 ± 2.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
1.1 ± 0.8 |
-7.0 ± 1.0 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
11.1 ± 0.6 |
-5.1 ± 2.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.176 ± 0.161
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0.523 ± 0.613
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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47.27 ± 3.37
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68.59 ± 6.00
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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88.64 ± 5.85
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75.10 ± 7.68
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
0.739 ± 0.052 |
-0.597 ± 0.058 |
0.312 ± 0.302 |
18.20 ± 7.33 |
-38.91 ± 4.05 |
| VC |
0.675 ± 0.031 |
-0.282 ± 0.047 |
0.682 ± 0.549 |
43.02 ± 2.28 |
-22.66 ± 3.88 |
| MX1 |
0.791 ± 0.062 |
-0.542 ± 0.082 |
0.286 ± 0.278 |
16.61 ± 7.24 |
-34.42 ± 5.73 |
| MX2 |
0.763 ± 0.050 |
-0.572 ± 0.057 |
0.301 ± 0.291 |
17.50 ± 7.27 |
-36.83 ± 3.93 |
| MX3 |
0.774 ± 0.053 |
-0.561 ± 0.063 |
0.295 ± 0.286 |
17.18 ± 7.26 |
-35.93 ± 4.39 |
| RH08 |
-0.456 ± 0.009 |
-0.847 ± 0.005 |
0.274 ± 0.267 |
15.89 ± 0.38 |
241.67 ± 0.58 |
| RH09 |
-0.456 ± 0.051 |
-0.847 ± 0.029 |
0.274 ± 0.267 |
15.89 ± 2.14 |
241.67 ± 3.40 |
| RH10 |
-0.456 ± 0.063 |
-0.847 ± 0.036 |
0.274 ± 0.267 |
15.89 ± 2.97 |
241.67 ± 4.26 |
| Average |
0.297 |
-0.637 |
0.337 |
20.020 |
69.532 |
| Median |
0.739 |
-0.572 |
0.295 |
17.176 |
-22.661 |
| Deviation |
0.624 |
0.200 |
0.140 |
9.331 |
142.627 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
59.8 ± 4.0 |
-45.4 ± 415.4 |
0.99 ± 0.14 |
| VC |
31.7 ± 4.0 |
5.2 ± 463.2 |
0.99 ± 0.14 |
| MX1 |
59.9 ± 3.9 |
-66.9 ± 415.5 |
0.99 ± 0.14 |
| MX2 |
59.8 ± 4.0 |
-55.3 ± 415.8 |
0.99 ± 0.14 |
| MX3 |
59.8 ± 4.0 |
-59.6 ± 415.8 |
0.99 ± 0.14 |
| RH08 |
89.3 ± 2.9 |
233.3 ± 63.5 |
0.99 ± 0.14 |
| RH09 |
89.3 ± 2.9 |
233.3 ± 63.5 |
0.99 ± 0.14 |
| RH10 |
89.3 ± 2.9 |
233.3 ± 284.0 |
0.99 ± 0.14 |
| Average |
67.3 |
59.7 |
0.99 |
| Median |
59.9 |
5.2 |
0.99 |
| Deviation |
20.5 |
145.4 |
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 |
258.8 ± 6.2 |
21.4 ± 0.9 |
44.6 ± 2.9 |
98.3 ± 4.0 |
12.10 ± 0.45 |
2.64 ± 0.12 |
| VC |
305.1 ± 6.7 |
38.3 ± 2.1 |
75.4 ± 5.0 |
92.9 ± 4.8 |
7.98 ± 0.36 |
3.29 ± 0.19 |
| MX1 |
260.9 ± 6.4 |
21.4 ± 0.9 |
44.5 ± 2.9 |
98.3 ± 4.0 |
12.23 ± 0.46 |
2.66 ± 0.12 |
| MX2 |
260.0 ± 6.3 |
21.4 ± 0.9 |
44.6 ± 2.9 |
98.3 ± 4.0 |
12.16 ± 0.46 |
2.65 ± 0.12 |
| MX3 |
260.4 ± 6.3 |
21.4 ± 0.9 |
44.6 ± 2.9 |
98.3 ± 4.0 |
12.18 ± 0.46 |
2.65 ± 0.12 |
| RH8 |
10.8 ± 3.8 |
0.5 ± 0.0 |
1.1 ± 0.1 |
100.6 ± 3.8 |
20.20 ± 7.24 |
0.11 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
10.8 ± 3.8 |
0.5 ± 0.0 |
1.1 ± 0.1 |
100.6 ± 3.8 |
20.20 ± 7.24 |
0.11 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
10.8 ± 3.8 |
0.5 ± 0.0 |
1.1 ± 0.1 |
100.6 ± 3.8 |
20.20 ± 7.24 |
0.11 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
172.2 |
15.7 |
32.2 |
98.5 |
14.7 |
1.8 |
| Median |
260.0 |
21.4 |
44.6 |
98.3 |
12.2 |
2.6 |
| Deviation |
134.5 |
13.8 |
27.7 |
2.5 |
4.8 |
1.4 |
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 |
358.9 ± 9.9 |
26.1 ± 0.4 |
37.8 ± 3.9 |
98.6 ± 2.4 |
13.72 ± 0.17 |
3.64 ± 0.14 |
| VC |
418.8 ± 9.3 |
48.6 ± 1.1 |
63.9 ± 6.5 |
89.6 ± 2.9 |
8.61 ± 0.11 |
4.67 ± 0.18 |
| MX1 |
361.1 ± 9.9 |
26.1 ± 0.4 |
37.7 ± 3.9 |
98.6 ± 2.4 |
13.84 ± 0.17 |
3.66 ± 0.14 |
| MX2 |
360.2 ± 9.9 |
26.2 ± 0.4 |
37.8 ± 3.9 |
98.6 ± 2.4 |
13.77 ± 0.17 |
3.66 ± 0.14 |
| MX3 |
360.6 ± 9.9 |
26.1 ± 0.4 |
37.8 ± 3.9 |
98.6 ± 2.4 |
13.79 ± 0.17 |
3.66 ± 0.14 |
| RH8 |
24.2 ± 4.0 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
1.0 ± 0.1 |
102.0 ± 2.3 |
37.34 ± 5.91 |
0.24 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
24.2 ± 4.0 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
1.0 ± 0.1 |
102.0 ± 2.3 |
37.34 ± 5.91 |
0.24 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
24.2 ± 4.0 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
1.0 ± 0.1 |
102.0 ± 2.3 |
37.34 ± 5.91 |
0.24 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
241.5 |
19.4 |
27.2 |
98.8 |
22.0 |
2.5 |
| Median |
360.2 |
26.1 |
37.8 |
98.6 |
13.8 |
3.7 |
| Deviation |
181.1 |
17.3 |
23.5 |
4.0 |
12.8 |
1.9 |
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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