Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20062310938
Observation time: 08/19/2006 231.40196 0938 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
231.401962 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
34729.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
226.020 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-100.626 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
0.804 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0146 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0216 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.30, 5.54, 5.80 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 15:48:35 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 17:01:54 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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69.905 ± 2.633
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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] |
-342.5 ± 1.5 |
-361.1 ± 3.6 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-5.0 ± 1.8 |
-16.6 ± 3.3 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-1.7 ± 3.1 |
10.1 ± 5.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
26.3 ± 0.6 |
29.0 ± 1.0 |
| We [km/s] |
832.4 ± 17.5 |
916.3 ± 31.9 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
14.9 ± 0.6 |
21.8 ± 1.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.1 ± 0.3 |
-2.0 ± 0.9 |
| By GSE [nT] |
5.3 ± 0.7 |
9.0 ± 0.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
4.6 ± 0.2 |
4.1 ± 0.9 |
Plasma Beta
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0.371 ± 0.362
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0.370 ± 0.353
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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33.98 ± 0.71
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37.41 ± 1.30
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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43.32 ± 2.20
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47.84 ± 1.76
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.618 ± 0.160 |
0.294 ± 0.162 |
0.729 ± 0.559 |
46.84 ± 12.52 |
154.53 ± 13.61 |
| VC |
-0.755 ± 0.119 |
-0.472 ± 0.132 |
0.456 ± 0.422 |
27.14 ± 13.87 |
212.00 ± 8.96 |
| MX1 |
-0.687 ± 0.120 |
0.289 ± 0.169 |
0.666 ± 0.544 |
41.78 ± 9.18 |
157.20 ± 13.62 |
| MX2 |
-0.720 ± 0.109 |
0.286 ± 0.169 |
0.632 ± 0.530 |
39.17 ± 8.49 |
158.33 ± 13.14 |
| MX3 |
-0.799 ± 0.111 |
0.271 ± 0.178 |
0.537 ± 0.478 |
32.45 ± 10.57 |
161.28 ± 12.54 |
| RH08 |
-0.942 ± 0.009 |
0.280 ± 0.020 |
0.184 ± 0.182 |
10.62 ± 2.30 |
163.45 ± 1.21 |
| RH09 |
-0.932 ± 0.025 |
0.259 ± 0.065 |
0.251 ± 0.246 |
14.56 ± 4.02 |
164.46 ± 3.98 |
| RH10 |
-0.932 ± 0.025 |
0.259 ± 0.068 |
0.251 ± 0.246 |
14.56 ± 4.00 |
164.46 ± 4.15 |
| Average |
-0.798 |
0.183 |
0.463 |
28.391 |
166.962 |
| Median |
-0.755 |
0.280 |
0.537 |
32.451 |
163.454 |
| Deviation |
0.125 |
0.265 |
0.212 |
13.898 |
18.555 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
27.3 ± 3.0 |
264.0 ± 2.1 |
1.47 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
75.4 ± 2.9 |
340.2 ± 2.3 |
1.47 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
28.9 ± 2.9 |
289.7 ± 2.0 |
1.47 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
30.0 ± 2.9 |
302.4 ± 1.9 |
1.47 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
33.9 ± 2.8 |
330.9 ± 1.7 |
1.47 ± 0.07 |
| RH08 |
46.9 ± 2.9 |
373.3 ± 1.5 |
1.47 ± 0.07 |
| RH09 |
45.1 ± 2.9 |
372.4 ± 1.5 |
1.47 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
45.1 ± 2.9 |
372.4 ± 8.7 |
1.47 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
41.6 |
330.7 |
1.47 |
| Median |
45.1 |
340.2 |
1.47 |
| Deviation |
15.8 |
42.0 |
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 |
55.2 ± 2.8 |
27.4 ± 0.7 |
38.5 ± 2.0 |
47.8 ± 2.0 |
2.02 ± 0.14 |
1.16 ± 0.10 |
| VC |
80.1 ± 1.4 |
6.8 ± 0.2 |
10.9 ± 0.6 |
54.6 ± 2.0 |
11.83 ± 0.47 |
1.47 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
56.8 ± 2.7 |
26.8 ± 0.7 |
37.9 ± 1.9 |
48.1 ± 2.0 |
2.12 ± 0.15 |
1.18 ± 0.10 |
| MX2 |
58.2 ± 2.6 |
26.4 ± 0.7 |
37.5 ± 1.9 |
48.3 ± 2.0 |
2.21 ± 0.15 |
1.21 ± 0.10 |
| MX3 |
59.4 ± 2.4 |
24.9 ± 0.6 |
36.0 ± 1.8 |
49.1 ± 1.9 |
2.39 ± 0.15 |
1.21 ± 0.09 |
| RH8 |
52.3 ± 1.9 |
19.5 ± 0.5 |
29.6 ± 1.5 |
51.5 ± 2.0 |
2.68 ± 0.16 |
1.02 ± 0.07 |
| RH9 |
54.8 ± 2.0 |
20.3 ± 0.6 |
30.6 ± 1.5 |
51.2 ± 2.0 |
2.70 ± 0.16 |
1.07 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
54.8 ± 2.0 |
20.3 ± 0.6 |
30.6 ± 1.5 |
51.2 ± 2.0 |
2.70 ± 0.16 |
1.07 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
59.0 |
21.5 |
31.4 |
50.2 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
| Median |
56.8 |
24.9 |
36.0 |
51.2 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
| Deviation |
8.8 |
6.8 |
9.1 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
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 |
38.5 ± 3.8 |
30.1 ± 0.5 |
42.5 ± 1.6 |
52.8 ± 1.0 |
1.28 ± 0.14 |
0.73 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
55.2 ± 4.3 |
7.5 ± 0.1 |
12.0 ± 0.4 |
60.3 ± 0.8 |
7.39 ± 0.57 |
0.92 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
39.5 ± 3.6 |
29.5 ± 0.5 |
41.9 ± 1.5 |
53.1 ± 1.0 |
1.34 ± 0.13 |
0.74 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
40.6 ± 3.6 |
29.0 ± 0.5 |
41.4 ± 1.5 |
53.4 ± 1.0 |
1.40 ± 0.13 |
0.76 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
41.3 ± 3.4 |
27.4 ± 0.4 |
39.7 ± 1.5 |
54.2 ± 0.9 |
1.51 ± 0.13 |
0.76 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
35.8 ± 3.3 |
21.5 ± 0.3 |
32.7 ± 1.2 |
56.8 ± 0.8 |
1.67 ± 0.16 |
0.63 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
37.4 ± 3.2 |
22.3 ± 0.3 |
33.7 ± 1.2 |
56.5 ± 0.8 |
1.68 ± 0.15 |
0.66 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
37.4 ± 3.2 |
22.3 ± 0.3 |
33.7 ± 1.2 |
56.5 ± 0.8 |
1.68 ± 0.15 |
0.66 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
40.7 |
23.7 |
34.7 |
55.5 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
| Median |
39.5 |
27.4 |
39.7 |
56.5 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
6.1 |
7.4 |
10.0 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
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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