Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20062341648
Observation time: 08/22/2006 234.70002 1648 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
234.700017 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
60481.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
222.470 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-100.079 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-1.559 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0193 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0204 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
3.87, 7.60, 7.88 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 15:50:40 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 17:06:17 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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54.453 ± 2.297
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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] |
-467.7 ± 2.1 |
-487.7 ± 4.0 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-4.6 ± 3.0 |
6.8 ± 1.8 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
9.0 ± 3.1 |
5.9 ± 0.9 |
| Wi [km/s] |
32.9 ± 0.4 |
30.2 ± 1.5 |
| We [km/s] |
1041.9 ± 13.4 |
954.4 ± 47.4 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.0 ± 0.1 |
3.3 ± 0.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.2 ± 0.2 |
2.6 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
2.6 ± 0.2 |
1.7 ± 0.1 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-3.8 ± 0.4 |
-2.4 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.434 ± 0.428
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0.403 ± 0.406
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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42.53 ± 0.55
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38.96 ± 1.93
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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50.18 ± 2.08
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47.80 ± 1.83
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.965 ± 0.050 |
-0.126 ± 0.231 |
0.231 ± 0.226 |
13.34 ± 9.93 |
187.42 ± 13.72 |
| VC |
-0.855 ± 0.090 |
0.503 ± 0.151 |
-0.130 ± 0.129 |
-7.46 ± 7.15 |
149.54 ± 10.12 |
| MX1 |
-0.937 ± 0.038 |
0.098 ± 0.171 |
0.336 ± 0.323 |
19.63 ± 5.75 |
174.01 ± 10.44 |
| MX2 |
-0.950 ± 0.030 |
0.037 ± 0.200 |
0.309 ± 0.298 |
17.97 ± 5.34 |
177.74 ± 12.03 |
| MX3 |
-0.894 ± 0.065 |
0.228 ± 0.144 |
0.386 ± 0.365 |
22.67 ± 8.26 |
165.68 ± 9.17 |
| RH08 |
-0.978 ± 0.004 |
0.009 ± 0.032 |
0.207 ± 0.204 |
11.93 ± 1.23 |
179.50 ± 1.88 |
| RH09 |
-0.960 ± 0.020 |
0.161 ± 0.070 |
0.229 ± 0.225 |
13.24 ± 3.97 |
170.47 ± 4.17 |
| RH10 |
-0.960 ± 0.020 |
0.161 ± 0.070 |
0.229 ± 0.225 |
13.24 ± 3.97 |
170.47 ± 4.17 |
| Average |
-0.937 |
0.134 |
0.224 |
13.070 |
171.855 |
| Median |
-0.950 |
0.161 |
0.231 |
13.337 |
174.009 |
| Deviation |
0.042 |
0.185 |
0.156 |
9.120 |
11.212 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
49.9 ± 3.1 |
421.5 ± 1.0 |
0.66 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
89.6 ± 2.7 |
352.9 ± 1.1 |
0.66 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
53.4 ± 2.6 |
405.6 ± 1.0 |
0.66 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
52.2 ± 2.8 |
413.2 ± 1.0 |
0.66 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
56.8 ± 2.5 |
384.1 ± 1.0 |
0.66 ± 0.03 |
| RH08 |
55.7 ± 2.9 |
424.3 ± 1.0 |
0.66 ± 0.03 |
| RH09 |
60.4 ± 2.7 |
411.7 ± 1.0 |
0.66 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
60.4 ± 2.7 |
411.7 ± 6.5 |
0.66 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
59.8 |
403.1 |
0.66 |
| Median |
56.8 |
411.7 |
0.66 |
| Deviation |
12.6 |
23.7 |
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 |
-32.4 ± 1.9 |
22.2 ± 0.3 |
32.3 ± 1.3 |
61.9 ± 1.3 |
-1.46 ± 0.10 |
-0.52 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
-43.3 ± 1.6 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
0.3 ± 0.0 |
65.8 ± 1.4 |
-193.64 ± 7.47 |
-0.66 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
-35.1 ± 1.6 |
20.3 ± 0.3 |
29.9 ± 1.2 |
62.6 ± 1.3 |
-1.73 ± 0.10 |
-0.56 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
-33.9 ± 1.7 |
20.9 ± 0.3 |
30.7 ± 1.3 |
62.4 ± 1.3 |
-1.62 ± 0.10 |
-0.54 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
-36.5 ± 1.7 |
18.5 ± 0.3 |
27.5 ± 1.1 |
63.1 ± 1.3 |
-1.97 ± 0.11 |
-0.58 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
-35.1 ± 1.8 |
19.1 ± 0.3 |
28.3 ± 1.2 |
63.0 ± 1.3 |
-1.84 ± 0.11 |
-0.56 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
-38.6 ± 1.6 |
16.5 ± 0.2 |
24.8 ± 1.0 |
63.7 ± 1.3 |
-2.34 ± 0.12 |
-0.61 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
-38.6 ± 1.6 |
16.5 ± 0.2 |
24.8 ± 1.0 |
63.7 ± 1.3 |
-2.34 ± 0.12 |
-0.61 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
-36.7 |
16.8 |
24.8 |
63.3 |
-25.9 |
-0.6 |
| Median |
-35.1 |
19.1 |
28.3 |
63.1 |
-1.8 |
-0.6 |
| Deviation |
3.4 |
7.0 |
10.2 |
1.2 |
67.8 |
0.0 |
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 |
-49.5 ± 3.9 |
20.6 ± 0.5 |
30.8 ± 1.2 |
58.2 ± 0.8 |
-2.41 ± 0.24 |
-0.85 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
-66.6 ± 3.0 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
0.3 ± 0.0 |
61.7 ± 0.8 |
-320.35 ± 18.98 |
-1.08 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
-53.9 ± 3.5 |
18.9 ± 0.4 |
28.5 ± 1.1 |
58.8 ± 0.8 |
-2.86 ± 0.24 |
-0.92 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
-52.4 ± 3.6 |
19.4 ± 0.4 |
29.3 ± 1.1 |
58.6 ± 0.8 |
-2.70 ± 0.24 |
-0.89 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
-55.8 ± 3.2 |
17.2 ± 0.4 |
26.2 ± 1.0 |
59.3 ± 0.8 |
-3.25 ± 0.25 |
-0.94 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
-54.2 ± 3.8 |
17.7 ± 0.4 |
26.9 ± 1.0 |
59.1 ± 0.8 |
-3.06 ± 0.27 |
-0.92 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
-59.0 ± 3.6 |
15.4 ± 0.3 |
23.6 ± 0.9 |
59.8 ± 0.8 |
-3.84 ± 0.30 |
-0.99 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
-59.0 ± 3.6 |
15.4 ± 0.3 |
23.6 ± 0.9 |
59.8 ± 0.8 |
-3.84 ± 0.30 |
-0.99 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
-56.3 |
15.6 |
23.6 |
59.4 |
-42.8 |
-0.9 |
| Median |
-54.2 |
17.7 |
26.9 |
59.3 |
-3.1 |
-0.9 |
| Deviation |
5.2 |
6.5 |
9.8 |
1.1 |
112.2 |
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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