Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20060972003
Observation time: 04/07/2006 97.83599 2003 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
97.835990 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
72229.5 ± 40.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
198.316 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
8.136 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-17.467 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0218 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0156 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
1.86, 2.23, 2.65 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 10:51:31 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:50:43 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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52.690 ± 9.429
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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] |
-342.6 ± 0.9 |
-358.8 ± 2.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
0.9 ± 1.0 |
5.9 ± 0.3 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
4.5 ± 1.1 |
11.6 ± 1.7 |
| Wi [km/s] |
20.4 ± 1.4 |
24.9 ± 0.8 |
| We [km/s] |
644.8 ± 43.3 |
788.4 ± 24.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.7 ± 0.2 |
6.9 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.3 ± 0.1 |
-2.2 ± 0.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
0.9 ± 0.1 |
1.2 ± 0.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
1.9 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.4 |
Plasma Beta
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0.283 ± 0.261
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1.377 ± 1.325
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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26.32 ± 1.77
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32.19 ± 0.99
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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38.68 ± 1.71
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21.31 ± 1.05
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.744 ± 0.044 |
0.571 ± 0.047 |
-0.347 ± 0.332 |
-20.30 ± 6.30 |
142.51 ± 3.19 |
| VC |
-0.882 ± 0.035 |
0.271 ± 0.051 |
0.386 ± 0.366 |
22.71 ± 4.88 |
162.91 ± 3.26 |
| MX1 |
-0.800 ± 0.160 |
0.460 ± 0.261 |
-0.385 ± 0.365 |
-22.64 ± 10.09 |
150.14 ± 18.54 |
| MX2 |
-0.778 ± 0.169 |
0.529 ± 0.245 |
-0.338 ± 0.324 |
-19.73 ± 6.42 |
145.78 ± 17.94 |
| MX3 |
-0.754 ± 0.037 |
0.549 ± 0.037 |
-0.360 ± 0.343 |
-21.08 ± 5.81 |
143.94 ± 2.33 |
| RH08 |
-0.433 ± 0.016 |
-0.804 ± 0.010 |
-0.408 ± 0.384 |
-24.07 ± 0.78 |
241.67 ± 1.12 |
| RH09 |
-0.431 ± 0.029 |
-0.799 ± 0.018 |
-0.419 ± 0.393 |
-24.77 ± 1.59 |
241.67 ± 2.04 |
| RH10 |
-0.431 ± 0.040 |
-0.799 ± 0.025 |
-0.419 ± 0.393 |
-24.77 ± 2.17 |
241.67 ± 2.82 |
| Average |
-0.657 |
-0.003 |
-0.286 |
-16.832 |
183.786 |
| Median |
-0.744 |
0.460 |
-0.360 |
-21.081 |
162.910 |
| Deviation |
0.191 |
0.667 |
0.273 |
16.100 |
48.339 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
53.8 ± 1.5 |
292.5 ± 0.7 |
1.49 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
6.6 ± 1.3 |
361.1 ± 1.1 |
1.49 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
53.6 ± 1.4 |
311.7 ± 0.8 |
1.49 ± 0.09 |
| MX2 |
52.1 ± 1.5 |
305.6 ± 0.8 |
1.49 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
54.0 ± 1.5 |
295.8 ± 0.7 |
1.49 ± 0.09 |
| RH08 |
88.9 ± 0.6 |
146.5 ± 0.3 |
1.49 ± 0.09 |
| RH09 |
88.6 ± 0.6 |
145.3 ± 0.3 |
1.49 ± 0.09 |
| RH10 |
88.6 ± 0.6 |
145.3 ± 1.5 |
1.49 ± 0.09 |
| Average |
60.8 |
250.5 |
1.49 |
| Median |
54.0 |
295.8 |
1.49 |
| Deviation |
28.0 |
89.3 |
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 |
38.6 ± 1.6 |
13.4 ± 0.4 |
22.9 ± 1.0 |
44.9 ± 0.6 |
2.89 ± 0.19 |
0.86 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
57.0 ± 0.7 |
26.0 ± 1.6 |
38.4 ± 1.7 |
38.9 ± 1.6 |
2.20 ± 0.15 |
1.47 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
38.8 ± 1.6 |
13.5 ± 0.4 |
23.0 ± 1.0 |
44.9 ± 0.6 |
2.89 ± 0.19 |
0.87 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
40.0 ± 1.6 |
14.0 ± 0.4 |
23.8 ± 1.1 |
44.7 ± 0.6 |
2.87 ± 0.19 |
0.89 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
38.5 ± 1.6 |
13.3 ± 0.4 |
22.8 ± 1.0 |
44.9 ± 0.6 |
2.90 ± 0.19 |
0.86 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
0.6 ± 0.5 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
0.7 ± 0.0 |
46.8 ± 0.5 |
1.61 ± 1.24 |
0.01 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
0.3 ± 0.5 |
0.5 ± 0.0 |
1.0 ± 0.0 |
46.8 ± 0.5 |
0.59 ± 0.91 |
0.01 ± 0.01 |
| RH10 |
0.3 ± 0.5 |
0.5 ± 0.0 |
1.0 ± 0.0 |
46.8 ± 0.5 |
0.59 ± 0.91 |
0.01 ± 0.01 |
| Average |
26.8 |
10.2 |
16.7 |
44.9 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
| Median |
38.6 |
13.4 |
22.9 |
44.9 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
| Deviation |
22.7 |
9.1 |
14.1 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
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 |
26.2 ± 1.7 |
10.9 ± 0.4 |
12.6 ± 0.6 |
37.0 ± 1.0 |
2.39 ± 0.08 |
0.71 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
38.7 ± 3.2 |
21.1 ± 1.0 |
21.2 ± 1.0 |
32.4 ± 1.0 |
1.84 ± 0.06 |
1.20 ± 0.10 |
| MX1 |
26.4 ± 1.8 |
11.0 ± 0.4 |
12.7 ± 0.6 |
37.0 ± 1.0 |
2.39 ± 0.08 |
0.71 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
27.2 ± 1.8 |
11.4 ± 0.4 |
13.1 ± 0.6 |
36.9 ± 1.0 |
2.38 ± 0.08 |
0.74 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
26.2 ± 1.7 |
10.9 ± 0.4 |
12.5 ± 0.6 |
37.0 ± 1.0 |
2.40 ± 0.08 |
0.71 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
0.5 ± 0.4 |
0.3 ± 0.0 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
38.6 ± 1.1 |
1.47 ± 1.21 |
0.01 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
0.3 ± 0.4 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
0.5 ± 0.0 |
38.6 ± 1.1 |
0.57 ± 0.88 |
0.01 ± 0.01 |
| RH10 |
0.3 ± 0.4 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
0.5 ± 0.0 |
38.6 ± 1.1 |
0.57 ± 0.88 |
0.01 ± 0.01 |
| Average |
18.2 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
37.0 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
| Median |
26.2 |
10.9 |
12.6 |
37.0 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
15.4 |
7.4 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
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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