Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20062802008
Observation time: 10/07/2006 280.83901 2008 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
280.839010 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
72490.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
FR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
197.774 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
16.204 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-17.637 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0164 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0129 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
7.99, 21.44, 24.04 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 16:18:50 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 17:20:29 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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54.017 ± 0.663
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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] |
-476.5 ± 3.8 |
-526.6 ± 3.4 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
26.3 ± 3.8 |
17.1 ± 1.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-15.9 ± 5.4 |
-18.9 ± 6.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
62.6 ± 1.7 |
55.6 ± 0.9 |
| We [km/s] |
1978.1 ± 53.2 |
1757.8 ± 29.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
7.6 ± 0.2 |
4.9 ± 0.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.7 ± 0.4 |
1.4 ± 0.8 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-7.0 ± 0.4 |
-4.1 ± 0.9 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-5.0 ± 1.4 |
-2.6 ± 1.7 |
Plasma Beta
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0.749 ± 0.743
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1.138 ± 1.177
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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80.75 ± 2.17
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71.76 ± 1.21
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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72.41 ± 2.74
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52.16 ± 1.63
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.912 ± 0.299 |
0.007 ± 0.989 |
-0.410 ± 0.385 |
-24.19 ± 41.73 |
179.55 ± 62.15 |
| VC |
-0.983 ± 0.013 |
-0.177 ± 0.060 |
-0.054 ± 0.054 |
-3.12 ± 8.36 |
190.21 ± 3.52 |
| MX1 |
-0.921 ± 0.061 |
-0.351 ± 0.147 |
-0.169 ± 0.168 |
-9.74 ± 9.02 |
200.86 ± 9.14 |
| MX2 |
-0.896 ± 0.101 |
-0.395 ± 0.204 |
-0.204 ± 0.201 |
-11.77 ± 14.63 |
203.79 ± 12.95 |
| MX3 |
-0.932 ± 0.054 |
-0.334 ± 0.144 |
-0.139 ± 0.139 |
-8.01 ± 6.89 |
199.70 ± 8.87 |
| RH08 |
-0.998 ± 0.002 |
-0.044 ± 0.027 |
-0.039 ± 0.039 |
-2.24 ± 1.51 |
182.51 ± 1.55 |
| RH09 |
-1.000 ± 0.001 |
-0.009 ± 0.068 |
-0.017 ± 0.017 |
-0.96 ± 4.06 |
180.50 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-1.000 ± 0.001 |
0.009 ± 0.069 |
-0.006 ± 0.006 |
-0.32 ± 4.05 |
179.50 ± 3.94 |
| Average |
-0.955 |
-0.162 |
-0.130 |
-7.544 |
189.577 |
| Median |
-0.932 |
-0.044 |
-0.054 |
-3.118 |
190.209 |
| Deviation |
0.044 |
0.175 |
0.135 |
7.958 |
10.465 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
87.0 ± 5.9 |
354.1 ± 4.9 |
0.64 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
82.8 ± 3.3 |
373.3 ± 4.6 |
0.64 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
84.9 ± 3.3 |
341.2 ± 4.9 |
0.64 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
81.4 ± 3.4 |
329.5 ± 4.9 |
0.64 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
86.8 ± 3.3 |
346.3 ± 4.8 |
0.64 ± 0.02 |
| RH08 |
76.0 ± 3.6 |
386.1 ± 4.5 |
0.64 ± 0.02 |
| RH09 |
73.7 ± 3.6 |
388.3 ± 4.4 |
0.64 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
72.5 ± 3.6 |
389.1 ± 18.8 |
0.64 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
80.6 |
363.5 |
0.64 |
| Median |
82.8 |
373.3 |
0.64 |
| Deviation |
5.8 |
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 |
-87.3 ± 3.7 |
2.8 ± 0.1 |
3.8 ± 0.1 |
108.5 ± 2.4 |
-30.65 ± 0.81 |
-0.80 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
-91.2 ± 4.3 |
6.8 ± 0.2 |
9.1 ± 0.3 |
108.3 ± 2.4 |
-13.39 ± 0.48 |
-0.84 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
-91.1 ± 4.7 |
4.8 ± 0.1 |
6.4 ± 0.2 |
108.4 ± 2.4 |
-18.96 ± 0.71 |
-0.84 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
-90.3 ± 4.8 |
8.1 ± 0.2 |
10.8 ± 0.4 |
108.2 ± 2.4 |
-11.18 ± 0.43 |
-0.83 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
-91.4 ± 4.7 |
3.0 ± 0.1 |
4.1 ± 0.2 |
108.4 ± 2.4 |
-30.16 ± 1.13 |
-0.84 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
-89.1 ± 3.9 |
13.1 ± 0.3 |
17.5 ± 0.7 |
107.7 ± 2.3 |
-6.79 ± 0.23 |
-0.83 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
-88.2 ± 3.9 |
15.3 ± 0.4 |
20.4 ± 0.8 |
107.4 ± 2.3 |
-5.75 ± 0.19 |
-0.82 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
-87.7 ± 3.8 |
16.4 ± 0.4 |
21.8 ± 0.8 |
107.2 ± 2.3 |
-5.34 ± 0.18 |
-0.82 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
-89.5 |
8.8 |
11.7 |
108.0 |
-15.3 |
-0.8 |
| Median |
-89.1 |
8.1 |
10.8 |
108.3 |
-11.2 |
-0.8 |
| Deviation |
1.7 |
5.5 |
7.2 |
0.5 |
10.4 |
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 |
-134.1 ± 5.4 |
2.2 ± 0.1 |
2.8 ± 0.1 |
88.7 ± 1.6 |
-60.19 ± 3.17 |
-1.51 ± 0.08 |
| VC |
-142.2 ± 3.5 |
5.3 ± 0.1 |
6.6 ± 0.2 |
88.6 ± 1.6 |
-26.69 ± 1.09 |
-1.61 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
-140.9 ± 3.8 |
3.8 ± 0.1 |
4.6 ± 0.1 |
88.6 ± 1.6 |
-37.49 ± 1.57 |
-1.59 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
-139.3 ± 3.9 |
6.3 ± 0.1 |
7.8 ± 0.2 |
88.5 ± 1.6 |
-22.06 ± 0.93 |
-1.58 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
-141.5 ± 3.7 |
2.4 ± 0.1 |
2.9 ± 0.1 |
88.7 ± 1.6 |
-59.68 ± 2.46 |
-1.60 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
-139.6 ± 3.6 |
10.3 ± 0.2 |
12.6 ± 0.4 |
88.1 ± 1.6 |
-13.60 ± 0.57 |
-1.58 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
-138.3 ± 3.5 |
12.0 ± 0.3 |
14.7 ± 0.5 |
87.9 ± 1.6 |
-11.55 ± 0.49 |
-1.57 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
-137.7 ± 3.4 |
12.8 ± 0.3 |
15.7 ± 0.5 |
87.8 ± 1.6 |
-10.73 ± 0.45 |
-1.57 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
-139.2 |
6.9 |
8.5 |
88.4 |
-30.2 |
-1.6 |
| Median |
-139.3 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
88.6 |
-22.1 |
-1.6 |
| Deviation |
2.6 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
20.4 |
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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