Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20062670617
Observation time: 09/24/2006 267.26200 0617 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
267.261997 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
22636.5 ± 250.0 |
| Shock type |
FR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
200.563 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-33.250 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-18.460 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0019 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
1163 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0034
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
1165 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
3.79, 5.73, 5.86 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 16:12:43 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 17:16:19 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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49.335 ± 0.240
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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] |
-473.7 ± 7.7 |
-631.4 ± 15.3 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
63.2 ± 21.4 |
24.1 ± 12.1 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-50.6 ± 8.4 |
-30.3 ± 16.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
80.4 ± 6.4 |
55.6 ± 4.6 |
| We [km/s] |
2543.7 ± 202.7 |
1757.7 ± 144.1 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
12.9 ± 1.5 |
3.0 ± 0.5 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
3.5 ± 4.5 |
3.9 ± 0.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-6.2 ± 5.7 |
-2.8 ± 1.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.5 ± 5.9 |
-2.2 ± 1.7 |
Plasma Beta
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1.535 ± 1.038
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0.745 ± 0.623
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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103.85 ± 8.27
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71.76 ± 5.88
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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70.77 ± 13.65
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69.80 ± 14.43
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.880 ± 0.157 |
0.396 ± 0.301 |
0.262 ± 0.256 |
15.20 ± 19.54 |
155.79 ± 19.44 |
| VC |
-0.965 ± 0.034 |
-0.232 ± 0.130 |
0.119 ± 0.119 |
6.85 ± 5.99 |
193.51 ± 7.73 |
| MX1 |
-0.960 ± 0.098 |
-0.012 ± 0.599 |
0.280 ± 0.272 |
16.24 ± 20.10 |
180.74 ± 35.78 |
| MX2 |
-0.924 ± 0.157 |
0.288 ± 0.458 |
0.252 ± 0.246 |
14.57 ± 16.12 |
162.72 ± 28.34 |
| MX3 |
-0.925 ± 0.118 |
-0.025 ± 0.331 |
0.380 ± 0.361 |
22.33 ± 17.69 |
181.57 ± 20.51 |
| RH08 |
-0.995 ± 0.001 |
-0.096 ± 0.010 |
-0.028 ± 0.028 |
-1.60 ± 0.54 |
185.52 ± 0.55 |
| RH09 |
-0.998 ± 0.004 |
0.026 ± 0.068 |
-0.050 ± 0.050 |
-2.88 ± 4.06 |
178.50 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.998 ± 0.004 |
0.026 ± 0.068 |
-0.050 ± 0.050 |
-2.88 ± 4.06 |
178.50 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.956 |
0.046 |
0.146 |
8.477 |
177.104 |
| Median |
-0.960 |
0.026 |
0.252 |
14.566 |
180.739 |
| Deviation |
0.043 |
0.203 |
0.171 |
9.977 |
12.177 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
57.4 ± 15.7 |
390.7 ± 0.5 |
0.25 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
73.9 ± 30.5 |
387.2 ± 0.5 |
0.25 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
67.8 ± 21.9 |
392.8 ± 0.4 |
0.25 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
59.6 ± 16.6 |
402.3 ± 0.5 |
0.25 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
68.9 ± 19.5 |
371.3 ± 0.4 |
0.25 ± 0.02 |
| RH08 |
68.6 ± 33.4 |
418.5 ± 0.4 |
0.25 ± 0.02 |
| RH09 |
65.0 ± 31.3 |
430.9 ± 0.4 |
0.25 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
65.0 ± 31.3 |
430.9 ± 10.2 |
0.25 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
65.8 |
403.1 |
0.25 |
| Median |
67.8 |
402.3 |
0.25 |
| Deviation |
5.3 |
21.7 |
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 |
-38.0 ± 7.1 |
32.0 ± 4.4 |
38.1 ± 7.4 |
122.3 ± 6.1 |
-1.23 ± 0.38 |
-0.31 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
-49.4 ± 10.8 |
16.1 ± 2.1 |
19.6 ± 3.8 |
125.4 ± 6.5 |
-3.07 ± 0.49 |
-0.39 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
-47.0 ± 6.5 |
22.1 ± 3.0 |
26.8 ± 5.2 |
124.5 ± 6.4 |
-2.15 ± 0.32 |
-0.38 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
-40.9 ± 5.7 |
29.9 ± 4.1 |
35.8 ± 6.9 |
122.8 ± 6.2 |
-1.41 ± 0.34 |
-0.34 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
-45.8 ± 6.2 |
21.0 ± 2.8 |
25.5 ± 4.9 |
124.7 ± 6.4 |
-2.21 ± 0.35 |
-0.37 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
-48.2 ± 9.3 |
21.3 ± 2.9 |
25.9 ± 5.0 |
124.6 ± 6.4 |
-2.26 ± 0.33 |
-0.39 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
-46.2 ± 7.6 |
24.7 ± 3.3 |
29.9 ± 5.8 |
124.0 ± 6.3 |
-1.88 ± 0.27 |
-0.37 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
-46.2 ± 7.6 |
24.7 ± 3.3 |
29.9 ± 5.8 |
124.0 ± 6.3 |
-1.88 ± 0.27 |
-0.37 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
-45.2 |
24.0 |
28.9 |
124.0 |
-2.0 |
-0.4 |
| Median |
-46.2 |
24.7 |
29.9 |
124.5 |
-1.9 |
-0.4 |
| Deviation |
3.8 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
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 |
-166.7 ± 16.3 |
27.4 ± 2.9 |
37.6 ± 7.8 |
97.0 ± 9.1 |
-6.20 ± 1.18 |
-1.74 ± 0.30 |
| VC |
-213.2 ± 16.9 |
13.7 ± 1.4 |
19.4 ± 4.0 |
99.9 ± 9.4 |
-15.84 ± 2.74 |
-2.16 ± 0.34 |
| MX1 |
-204.6 ± 18.1 |
18.8 ± 2.0 |
26.4 ± 5.5 |
99.1 ± 9.3 |
-11.06 ± 2.02 |
-2.10 ± 0.35 |
| MX2 |
-180.6 ± 16.8 |
25.6 ± 2.7 |
35.3 ± 7.3 |
97.5 ± 9.1 |
-7.18 ± 1.34 |
-1.88 ± 0.32 |
| MX3 |
-200.4 ± 19.0 |
17.9 ± 1.9 |
25.1 ± 5.2 |
99.2 ± 9.3 |
-11.40 ± 2.14 |
-2.05 ± 0.35 |
| RH8 |
-208.3 ± 15.2 |
18.2 ± 1.9 |
25.5 ± 5.3 |
99.2 ± 9.3 |
-11.65 ± 1.95 |
-2.13 ± 0.32 |
| RH9 |
-201.6 ± 14.7 |
21.1 ± 2.2 |
29.5 ± 6.1 |
98.6 ± 9.3 |
-9.70 ± 1.62 |
-2.07 ± 0.31 |
| RH10 |
-201.6 ± 14.7 |
21.1 ± 2.2 |
29.5 ± 6.1 |
98.6 ± 9.3 |
-9.70 ± 1.62 |
-2.07 ± 0.31 |
| Average |
-197.1 |
20.5 |
28.5 |
98.6 |
-10.3 |
-2.0 |
| Median |
-201.6 |
21.1 |
29.5 |
99.1 |
-9.7 |
-2.1 |
| Deviation |
15.6 |
4.4 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
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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