Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20062740857
Observation time: 10/01/2006 274.37342 0857 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
274.373420 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
32263.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
FR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
198.678 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-7.046 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-18.832 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0160 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0173 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
15.49, 21.26, 23.07 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 16:15:47 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 17:18:27 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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242.269 ± 37.891
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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] |
-501.3 ± 8.1 |
-568.2 ± 3.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-45.6 ± 4.8 |
0.5 ± 3.4 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-47.6 ± 2.3 |
-11.8 ± 7.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
54.4 ± 7.2 |
35.1 ± 1.7 |
| We [km/s] |
1720.4 ± 228.1 |
1110.2 ± 53.8 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
6.5 ± 0.5 |
2.7 ± 0.1 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
6.3 ± 0.8 |
3.8 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
7.9 ± 0.6 |
2.6 ± 0.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
2.4 ± 0.6 |
1.1 ± 0.4 |
Plasma Beta
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0.379 ± 0.348
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0.318 ± 0.316
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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70.24 ± 9.31
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45.32 ± 2.20
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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89.60 ± 3.04
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62.48 ± 2.38
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.911 ± 0.053 |
0.413 ± 0.117 |
-0.004 ± 0.004 |
-0.22 ± 17.22 |
155.63 ± 7.39 |
| VC |
-0.753 ± 0.047 |
0.522 ± 0.060 |
0.402 ± 0.378 |
23.68 ± 4.33 |
145.26 ± 4.38 |
| MX1 |
-0.875 ± 0.043 |
0.337 ± 0.102 |
0.346 ± 0.332 |
20.26 ± 3.32 |
158.94 ± 6.64 |
| MX2 |
-0.886 ± 0.047 |
0.346 ± 0.102 |
0.310 ± 0.300 |
18.07 ± 4.92 |
158.66 ± 6.57 |
| MX3 |
-0.867 ± 0.043 |
0.330 ± 0.102 |
0.372 ± 0.354 |
21.84 ± 3.17 |
159.15 ± 6.70 |
| RH08 |
-0.149 ± 0.024 |
-0.209 ± 0.017 |
0.966 ± 0.337 |
75.12 ± 0.00 |
234.65 ± 6.51 |
| RH09 |
-0.888 ± 0.031 |
0.281 ± 0.058 |
0.363 ± 0.346 |
21.29 ± 4.19 |
162.45 ± 3.67 |
| RH10 |
-0.896 ± 0.031 |
0.283 ± 0.066 |
0.341 ± 0.327 |
19.92 ± 4.05 |
162.45 ± 4.20 |
| Average |
-0.778 |
0.288 |
0.387 |
24.995 |
167.150 |
| Median |
-0.875 |
0.337 |
0.363 |
21.292 |
159.154 |
| Deviation |
0.259 |
0.216 |
0.267 |
21.615 |
27.815 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
76.1 ± 5.0 |
384.2 ± 3.5 |
0.41 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
88.2 ± 3.6 |
277.2 ± 3.3 |
0.41 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
78.7 ± 3.6 |
349.2 ± 3.3 |
0.41 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
78.2 ± 3.8 |
356.1 ± 3.4 |
0.41 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
79.0 ± 3.5 |
343.9 ± 3.3 |
0.41 ± 0.04 |
| RH08 |
88.4 ± 3.2 |
13.8 ± 1.0 |
0.41 ± 0.04 |
| RH09 |
76.0 ± 3.4 |
357.9 ± 3.3 |
0.41 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
75.5 ± 3.5 |
363.3 ± 17.8 |
0.41 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
80.0 |
305.7 |
0.41 |
| Median |
78.7 |
356.1 |
0.41 |
| Deviation |
5.3 |
121.9 |
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 |
-53.8 ± 7.5 |
13.3 ± 1.0 |
21.6 ± 0.7 |
113.3 ± 4.2 |
-4.06 ± 0.67 |
-0.48 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
-57.1 ± 5.6 |
1.7 ± 0.1 |
2.8 ± 0.1 |
114.1 ± 4.3 |
-33.52 ± 4.07 |
-0.50 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
-57.8 ± 6.5 |
10.8 ± 0.8 |
17.6 ± 0.6 |
113.6 ± 4.2 |
-5.38 ± 0.75 |
-0.51 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
-57.2 ± 6.6 |
11.2 ± 0.8 |
18.3 ± 0.6 |
113.6 ± 4.2 |
-5.11 ± 0.73 |
-0.50 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
-58.2 ± 6.4 |
10.5 ± 0.8 |
17.1 ± 0.6 |
113.6 ± 4.2 |
-5.57 ± 0.76 |
-0.51 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
-24.2 ± 2.0 |
1.5 ± 0.1 |
2.5 ± 0.1 |
114.1 ± 4.3 |
-15.87 ± 1.78 |
-0.21 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
-57.3 ± 6.5 |
13.4 ± 1.0 |
21.7 ± 0.7 |
113.3 ± 4.2 |
-4.29 ± 0.61 |
-0.51 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
-56.9 ± 6.6 |
13.9 ± 1.0 |
22.5 ± 0.8 |
113.3 ± 4.2 |
-4.12 ± 0.59 |
-0.50 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
-52.8 |
9.5 |
15.5 |
113.6 |
-9.7 |
-0.5 |
| Median |
-57.1 |
11.2 |
18.3 |
113.6 |
-5.1 |
-0.5 |
| Deviation |
11.6 |
5.0 |
8.2 |
0.3 |
10.4 |
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 |
-133.6 ± 4.3 |
8.9 ± 0.3 |
15.0 ± 0.6 |
76.7 ± 2.0 |
-15.07 ± 0.65 |
-1.74 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
-145.9 ± 6.5 |
1.1 ± 0.0 |
1.9 ± 0.1 |
77.2 ± 2.0 |
-127.91 ± 6.22 |
-1.89 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
-144.4 ± 5.9 |
7.2 ± 0.2 |
12.2 ± 0.5 |
76.9 ± 2.0 |
-20.03 ± 0.94 |
-1.88 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
-143.5 ± 5.8 |
7.5 ± 0.2 |
12.7 ± 0.5 |
76.9 ± 2.0 |
-19.15 ± 0.89 |
-1.87 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
-144.8 ± 6.1 |
7.0 ± 0.2 |
11.9 ± 0.5 |
76.9 ± 2.0 |
-20.68 ± 0.98 |
-1.88 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
-59.1 ± 6.9 |
1.0 ± 0.0 |
1.7 ± 0.1 |
77.2 ± 2.0 |
-57.78 ± 6.50 |
-0.76 ± 0.09 |
| RH9 |
-142.7 ± 5.9 |
8.9 ± 0.3 |
15.2 ± 0.6 |
76.7 ± 2.0 |
-15.96 ± 0.76 |
-1.86 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
-142.1 ± 5.8 |
9.2 ± 0.3 |
15.7 ± 0.6 |
76.7 ± 2.0 |
-15.38 ± 0.73 |
-1.85 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
-132.0 |
6.4 |
10.8 |
76.9 |
-36.5 |
-1.7 |
| Median |
-142.7 |
7.5 |
12.7 |
76.9 |
-19.2 |
-1.9 |
| Deviation |
29.7 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
0.2 |
39.6 |
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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