Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20062462336
Observation time: 09/03/2006 246.98370 2336 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
246.983698 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
84991.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
209.289 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-87.420 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-9.900 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0218 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0136 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
8.58, 13.06, 13.85 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 15:55:34 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 17:08:23 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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43.132 ± 0.879
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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] |
-404.8 ± 2.3 |
-454.5 ± 3.7 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-3.5 ± 10.5 |
-24.4 ± 5.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-35.6 ± 6.9 |
-12.2 ± 4.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
32.2 ± 0.7 |
41.7 ± 3.5 |
| We [km/s] |
1017.6 ± 23.4 |
1318.6 ± 110.0 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
7.2 ± 0.2 |
13.4 ± 0.9 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.4 ± 0.1 |
-4.1 ± 0.6 |
| By GSE [nT] |
2.9 ± 0.3 |
8.2 ± 0.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.4 ± 0.8 |
-2.6 ± 0.7 |
Plasma Beta
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0.754 ± 0.740
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0.538 ± 0.582
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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41.54 ± 0.95
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53.83 ± 4.49
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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37.14 ± 1.53
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57.49 ± 3.32
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.982 ± 0.059 |
0.023 ± 0.217 |
0.189 ± 0.187 |
10.89 ± 17.71 |
178.68 ± 12.67 |
| VC |
-0.854 ± 0.066 |
-0.348 ± 0.143 |
0.386 ± 0.366 |
22.71 ± 4.99 |
202.18 ± 9.53 |
| MX1 |
-0.962 ± 0.024 |
-0.002 ± 0.123 |
0.272 ± 0.265 |
15.79 ± 5.05 |
180.14 ± 7.32 |
| MX2 |
-0.962 ± 0.012 |
-0.016 ± 0.111 |
0.273 ± 0.266 |
15.83 ± 2.42 |
180.97 ± 6.60 |
| MX3 |
-0.963 ± 0.018 |
-0.027 ± 0.112 |
0.269 ± 0.262 |
15.61 ± 3.69 |
181.62 ± 6.67 |
| RH08 |
-0.990 ± 0.003 |
-0.009 ± 0.019 |
0.140 ± 0.139 |
8.03 ± 1.27 |
180.50 ± 1.12 |
| RH09 |
-0.999 ± 0.003 |
0.026 ± 0.066 |
0.028 ± 0.028 |
1.60 ± 4.03 |
178.50 ± 3.77 |
| RH10 |
-0.999 ± 0.003 |
0.026 ± 0.067 |
0.028 ± 0.028 |
1.60 ± 4.05 |
178.50 ± 3.83 |
| Average |
-0.964 |
-0.041 |
0.198 |
11.508 |
182.636 |
| Median |
-0.963 |
-0.002 |
0.269 |
15.615 |
180.501 |
| Deviation |
0.047 |
0.126 |
0.127 |
7.446 |
7.988 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
42.9 ± 3.4 |
503.2 ± 1.6 |
1.83 ± 0.16 |
| VC |
67.4 ± 3.8 |
464.5 ± 2.5 |
1.83 ± 0.16 |
| MX1 |
46.0 ± 3.8 |
496.6 ± 1.7 |
1.83 ± 0.16 |
| MX2 |
46.7 ± 3.8 |
497.4 ± 1.7 |
1.83 ± 0.16 |
| MX3 |
47.2 ± 3.7 |
498.4 ± 1.7 |
1.83 ± 0.16 |
| RH08 |
43.6 ± 3.1 |
508.7 ± 1.5 |
1.83 ± 0.16 |
| RH09 |
40.2 ± 3.3 |
510.8 ± 1.3 |
1.83 ± 0.16 |
| RH10 |
40.2 ± 3.3 |
510.8 ± 6.8 |
1.83 ± 0.16 |
| Average |
46.8 |
498.8 |
1.83 |
| Median |
46.0 |
503.2 |
1.83 |
| Deviation |
8.8 |
15.1 |
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 |
112.6 ± 3.1 |
22.1 ± 0.6 |
27.2 ± 1.1 |
51.2 ± 1.3 |
5.10 ± 0.12 |
2.20 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
131.3 ± 7.4 |
10.8 ± 0.3 |
14.3 ± 0.6 |
54.7 ± 1.4 |
12.10 ± 0.49 |
2.40 ± 0.10 |
| MX1 |
116.7 ± 3.8 |
20.7 ± 0.6 |
25.8 ± 1.1 |
51.7 ± 1.3 |
5.63 ± 0.13 |
2.26 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
117.6 ± 3.9 |
20.4 ± 0.6 |
25.5 ± 1.1 |
51.9 ± 1.3 |
5.77 ± 0.14 |
2.27 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
118.2 ± 4.0 |
20.2 ± 0.6 |
25.2 ± 1.0 |
52.0 ± 1.3 |
5.86 ± 0.14 |
2.28 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
112.9 ± 3.1 |
21.8 ± 0.6 |
26.9 ± 1.1 |
51.3 ± 1.3 |
5.18 ± 0.12 |
2.20 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
107.4 ± 2.3 |
23.3 ± 0.6 |
28.4 ± 1.2 |
50.6 ± 1.2 |
4.62 ± 0.11 |
2.12 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
107.4 ± 2.3 |
23.3 ± 0.6 |
28.4 ± 1.2 |
50.6 ± 1.2 |
4.62 ± 0.11 |
2.12 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
115.5 |
20.3 |
25.2 |
51.7 |
6.1 |
2.2 |
| Median |
116.7 |
21.8 |
26.9 |
51.7 |
5.6 |
2.3 |
| Deviation |
7.7 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
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 |
59.9 ± 4.1 |
31.2 ± 0.9 |
42.1 ± 2.4 |
72.4 ± 2.0 |
1.92 ± 0.10 |
0.83 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
72.5 ± 3.4 |
15.3 ± 0.4 |
22.1 ± 1.3 |
77.4 ± 2.1 |
4.73 ± 0.11 |
0.94 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
62.5 ± 4.1 |
29.3 ± 0.9 |
40.0 ± 2.3 |
73.3 ± 2.0 |
2.14 ± 0.10 |
0.85 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
63.1 ± 4.1 |
28.8 ± 0.9 |
39.4 ± 2.3 |
73.4 ± 2.0 |
2.19 ± 0.10 |
0.86 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
63.5 ± 4.0 |
28.5 ± 0.8 |
39.1 ± 2.3 |
73.6 ± 2.0 |
2.23 ± 0.10 |
0.86 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
60.2 ± 3.9 |
30.8 ± 0.9 |
41.6 ± 2.4 |
72.6 ± 2.0 |
1.96 ± 0.10 |
0.83 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
57.6 ± 3.9 |
32.9 ± 1.0 |
43.9 ± 2.5 |
71.7 ± 2.0 |
1.75 ± 0.10 |
0.80 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
57.6 ± 3.9 |
32.9 ± 1.0 |
43.9 ± 2.5 |
71.7 ± 2.0 |
1.75 ± 0.10 |
0.80 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
62.1 |
28.7 |
39.0 |
73.3 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
| Median |
62.5 |
30.8 |
41.6 |
73.3 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
| Deviation |
4.8 |
5.7 |
7.1 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
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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