Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20063131153
Observation time: 11/09/2006 313.49536 1153 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
313.495365 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
42799.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
212.350 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
95.895 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
2.340 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0146 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0178 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
3.30, 8.01, 9.65 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 16:31:23 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 17:26:29 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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-202.413 ± 5757.489
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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] |
-302.6 ± 2.3 |
-319.7 ± 1.3 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-5.9 ± 3.2 |
-8.7 ± 1.1 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-8.0 ± 2.2 |
-10.2 ± 1.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
17.9 ± 0.5 |
20.1 ± 0.4 |
| We [km/s] |
566.6 ± 16.1 |
634.9 ± 11.4 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
14.4 ± 0.9 |
19.2 ± 0.9 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-0.1 ± 0.3 |
-0.3 ± 0.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-3.3 ± 0.5 |
-4.8 ± 0.7 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
4.1 ± 0.2 |
4.7 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.364 ± 0.344
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0.372 ± 0.326
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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23.13 ± 0.66
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25.92 ± 0.47
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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30.23 ± 3.49
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33.60 ± 3.73
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.903 ± 0.428 |
-0.309 ± 0.937 |
-0.300 ± 0.290 |
-17.43 ± 57.67 |
198.87 ± 59.16 |
| VC |
-0.980 ± 0.028 |
-0.141 ± 0.142 |
-0.140 ± 0.139 |
-8.07 ± 8.18 |
188.19 ± 8.27 |
| MX1 |
-0.966 ± 0.068 |
-0.034 ± 0.239 |
-0.258 ± 0.252 |
-14.94 ± 14.96 |
182.04 ± 14.19 |
| MX2 |
-0.971 ± 0.061 |
-0.025 ± 0.240 |
-0.236 ± 0.232 |
-13.66 ± 14.64 |
181.48 ± 14.17 |
| MX3 |
-0.983 ± 0.040 |
-0.014 ± 0.256 |
-0.185 ± 0.183 |
-10.66 ± 12.21 |
180.79 ± 14.92 |
| RH08 |
-0.110 ± 0.033 |
0.467 ± 0.022 |
0.877 ± 0.514 |
61.29 ± 1.36 |
103.29 ± 3.98 |
| RH09 |
0.030 ± 0.071 |
-0.458 ± 0.061 |
-0.888 ± 0.502 |
-62.66 ± 3.90 |
273.76 ± 8.85 |
| RH10 |
-0.149 ± 0.069 |
0.478 ± 0.061 |
0.866 ± 0.524 |
59.99 ± 3.96 |
107.30 ± 8.01 |
| Average |
-0.629 |
-0.005 |
-0.033 |
-0.768 |
176.965 |
| Median |
-0.903 |
-0.025 |
-0.185 |
-10.662 |
182.040 |
| Deviation |
0.461 |
0.332 |
0.605 |
41.695 |
53.875 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
89.1 ± 3.5 |
341.4 ± 5.4 |
1.34 ± 0.13 |
| VC |
89.7 ± 3.7 |
364.5 ± 5.4 |
1.34 ± 0.13 |
| MX1 |
81.1 ± 3.7 |
360.3 ± 4.8 |
1.34 ± 0.13 |
| MX2 |
81.8 ± 3.7 |
362.0 ± 4.8 |
1.34 ± 0.13 |
| MX3 |
83.7 ± 3.7 |
364.9 ± 4.9 |
1.34 ± 0.13 |
| RH08 |
66.9 ± 3.1 |
16.4 ± 1.1 |
1.34 ± 0.13 |
| RH09 |
66.1 ± 3.1 |
12.6 ± 1.2 |
1.34 ± 0.13 |
| RH10 |
67.8 ± 3.2 |
31.2 ± 5.5 |
1.34 ± 0.13 |
| Average |
78.3 |
231.7 |
1.34 |
| Median |
81.8 |
360.3 |
1.34 |
| Deviation |
9.9 |
175.5 |
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 |
64.0 ± 2.4 |
0.3 ± 0.0 |
0.5 ± 0.1 |
38.1 ± 2.7 |
214.74 ± 12.29 |
1.69 ± 0.15 |
| VC |
66.0 ± 2.4 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
38.1 ± 2.7 |
763.69 ± 42.62 |
1.74 ± 0.15 |
| MX1 |
65.8 ± 1.9 |
2.8 ± 0.1 |
4.7 ± 0.5 |
38.0 ± 2.7 |
23.36 ± 1.10 |
1.74 ± 0.13 |
| MX2 |
65.9 ± 2.0 |
2.6 ± 0.1 |
4.3 ± 0.5 |
38.0 ± 2.7 |
25.24 ± 1.20 |
1.74 ± 0.13 |
| MX3 |
66.0 ± 2.0 |
2.0 ± 0.1 |
3.3 ± 0.4 |
38.1 ± 2.7 |
32.84 ± 1.60 |
1.74 ± 0.14 |
| RH8 |
-7.2 ± 0.8 |
7.3 ± 0.3 |
11.9 ± 1.4 |
37.4 ± 2.7 |
-0.99 ± 0.09 |
-0.19 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
11.9 ± 0.8 |
7.5 ± 0.3 |
12.2 ± 1.4 |
37.4 ± 2.7 |
1.57 ± 0.07 |
0.32 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
-4.0 ± 0.8 |
7.0 ± 0.3 |
11.4 ± 1.3 |
37.5 ± 2.7 |
-0.57 ± 0.10 |
-0.11 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
41.0 |
3.7 |
6.1 |
37.8 |
132.5 |
1.1 |
| Median |
65.8 |
2.8 |
4.7 |
38.0 |
25.2 |
1.7 |
| Deviation |
34.3 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
264.9 |
0.9 |
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 |
47.0 ± 1.0 |
0.3 ± 0.0 |
0.5 ± 0.1 |
42.5 ± 2.6 |
141.37 ± 5.10 |
1.11 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
48.5 ± 1.2 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
42.5 ± 2.6 |
502.95 ± 16.52 |
1.15 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
48.7 ± 1.0 |
3.2 ± 0.1 |
5.2 ± 0.6 |
42.4 ± 2.6 |
15.46 ± 0.49 |
1.15 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
48.8 ± 1.0 |
2.9 ± 0.1 |
4.8 ± 0.5 |
42.4 ± 2.6 |
16.71 ± 0.52 |
1.15 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
48.7 ± 1.1 |
2.2 ± 0.1 |
3.7 ± 0.4 |
42.4 ± 2.6 |
21.72 ± 0.67 |
1.15 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
-5.9 ± 1.3 |
8.2 ± 0.3 |
13.2 ± 1.5 |
41.7 ± 2.6 |
-0.73 ± 0.18 |
-0.14 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
9.2 ± 1.2 |
8.4 ± 0.3 |
13.6 ± 1.5 |
41.7 ± 2.6 |
1.09 ± 0.18 |
0.22 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
-3.3 ± 1.3 |
7.9 ± 0.3 |
12.7 ± 1.4 |
41.8 ± 2.6 |
-0.43 ± 0.18 |
-0.08 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
30.2 |
4.1 |
6.7 |
42.2 |
87.3 |
0.7 |
| Median |
48.5 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
42.4 |
16.7 |
1.1 |
| Deviation |
25.4 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
174.4 |
0.6 |
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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