Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20063501734
Observation time: 12/16/2006 350.73220 1734 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
350.732205 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
63262.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
252.488 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
43.303 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
22.170 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0167 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0192 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
26.08, 111.78, 117.48 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 16:38:17 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 17:32:39 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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51.437 ± 14.006
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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] |
-560.5 ± 1.8 |
-617.0 ± 5.4 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
2.6 ± 2.7 |
75.9 ± 3.9 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-11.5 ± 3.6 |
19.2 ± 7.7 |
| Wi [km/s] |
18.2 ± 3.7 |
42.9 ± 12.6 |
| We [km/s] |
576.1 ± 116.8 |
1356.0 ± 398.8 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
2.6 ± 0.5 |
4.3 ± 1.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
3.4 ± 0.1 |
6.6 ± 0.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
0.6 ± 0.1 |
2.1 ± 0.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
1.2 ± 0.2 |
5.8 ± 1.0 |
Plasma Beta
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0.127 ± 0.127
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0.185 ± 0.197
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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23.52 ± 4.77
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55.36 ± 16.28
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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51.16 ± 6.44
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98.91 ± 18.40
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.857 ± 0.059 |
0.134 ± 0.267 |
0.497 ± 0.451 |
29.78 ± 4.85 |
171.09 ± 17.81 |
| VC |
-0.580 ± 0.047 |
0.752 ± 0.039 |
0.312 ± 0.302 |
18.19 ± 4.25 |
127.63 ± 3.41 |
| MX1 |
-0.679 ± 0.066 |
0.691 ± 0.065 |
0.248 ± 0.242 |
14.33 ± 2.92 |
134.50 ± 5.43 |
| MX2 |
-0.661 ± 0.053 |
0.714 ± 0.049 |
0.231 ± 0.227 |
13.35 ± 3.06 |
132.82 ± 4.16 |
| MX3 |
-0.652 ± 0.046 |
0.725 ± 0.042 |
0.222 ± 0.218 |
12.82 ± 3.20 |
131.95 ± 3.59 |
| RH08 |
-0.470 ± 0.026 |
-0.639 ± 0.024 |
0.609 ± 0.519 |
37.51 ± 2.00 |
233.65 ± 2.00 |
| RH09 |
-0.985 ± 0.012 |
0.113 ± 0.070 |
0.128 ± 0.128 |
7.38 ± 4.01 |
173.48 ± 4.07 |
| RH10 |
-0.985 ± 0.012 |
0.113 ± 0.070 |
0.128 ± 0.128 |
7.38 ± 4.01 |
173.48 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.734 |
0.325 |
0.297 |
17.593 |
159.825 |
| Median |
-0.661 |
0.691 |
0.248 |
14.332 |
171.088 |
| Deviation |
0.189 |
0.490 |
0.172 |
10.728 |
36.123 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
52.9 ± 2.1 |
632.0 ± 91.1 |
1.90 ± 0.38 |
| VC |
72.4 ± 1.0 |
529.0 ± 121.9 |
1.90 ± 0.38 |
| MX1 |
64.8 ± 1.0 |
583.0 ± 120.7 |
1.90 ± 0.38 |
| MX2 |
65.7 ± 1.0 |
573.3 ± 120.9 |
1.90 ± 0.38 |
| MX3 |
66.2 ± 1.0 |
568.0 ± 121.0 |
1.90 ± 0.38 |
| RH08 |
70.1 ± 2.3 |
258.5 ± 4.3 |
1.90 ± 0.38 |
| RH09 |
31.9 ± 1.8 |
698.5 ± 84.1 |
1.90 ± 0.38 |
| RH10 |
31.9 ± 1.8 |
698.5 ± 453.2 |
1.90 ± 0.38 |
| Average |
57.0 |
567.6 |
1.90 |
| Median |
65.7 |
583.0 |
1.90 |
| Deviation |
16.5 |
139.2 |
0.00 |
Upstream 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 |
156.7 ± 3.1 |
13.3 ± 2.5 |
30.9 ± 3.9 |
54.8 ± 7.3 |
12.17 ± 2.24 |
2.90 ± 0.38 |
| VC |
205.5 ± 3.0 |
6.5 ± 1.2 |
15.5 ± 1.9 |
56.0 ± 7.6 |
32.53 ± 5.60 |
3.72 ± 0.45 |
| MX1 |
203.4 ± 2.8 |
9.2 ± 1.7 |
21.8 ± 2.7 |
55.6 ± 7.5 |
22.68 ± 3.94 |
3.71 ± 0.45 |
| MX2 |
203.4 ± 2.8 |
8.9 ± 1.7 |
21.0 ± 2.6 |
55.6 ± 7.5 |
23.52 ± 4.08 |
3.70 ± 0.45 |
| MX3 |
203.3 ± 2.8 |
8.7 ± 1.7 |
20.6 ± 2.6 |
55.7 ± 7.5 |
23.97 ± 4.15 |
3.70 ± 0.45 |
| RH8 |
3.6 ± 3.1 |
7.3 ± 1.4 |
17.4 ± 2.2 |
55.9 ± 7.6 |
0.56 ± 0.45 |
0.07 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
147.5 ± 2.1 |
19.3 ± 3.8 |
43.5 ± 5.5 |
52.9 ± 6.9 |
7.87 ± 1.49 |
2.82 ± 0.35 |
| RH10 |
147.5 ± 2.1 |
19.3 ± 3.8 |
43.5 ± 5.5 |
52.9 ± 6.9 |
7.87 ± 1.49 |
2.82 ± 0.35 |
| Average |
158.9 |
11.6 |
26.8 |
54.9 |
16.4 |
2.9 |
| Median |
203.3 |
9.2 |
21.8 |
55.6 |
22.7 |
3.7 |
| Deviation |
68.1 |
5.2 |
11.2 |
1.3 |
10.8 |
1.2 |
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 |
83.2 ± 5.8 |
30.1 ± 8.2 |
59.7 ± 11.1 |
109.4 ± 22.4 |
2.92 ± 0.78 |
0.78 ± 0.16 |
| VC |
108.0 ± 4.8 |
14.7 ± 3.9 |
29.9 ± 5.6 |
112.5 ± 23.5 |
7.79 ± 1.98 |
0.99 ± 0.19 |
| MX1 |
106.8 ± 4.6 |
20.9 ± 5.6 |
42.1 ± 7.8 |
111.5 ± 23.2 |
5.42 ± 1.38 |
0.99 ± 0.19 |
| MX2 |
106.7 ± 4.5 |
20.1 ± 5.4 |
40.7 ± 7.6 |
111.7 ± 23.2 |
5.61 ± 1.42 |
0.99 ± 0.19 |
| MX3 |
106.6 ± 4.4 |
19.7 ± 5.3 |
39.9 ± 7.4 |
111.8 ± 23.2 |
5.72 ± 1.45 |
0.99 ± 0.19 |
| RH8 |
5.2 ± 5.1 |
16.6 ± 4.5 |
33.7 ± 6.3 |
112.3 ± 23.4 |
0.33 ± 0.38 |
0.05 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
79.6 ± 5.2 |
44.5 ± 12.5 |
84.0 ± 15.6 |
104.3 ± 20.6 |
1.90 ± 0.50 |
0.79 ± 0.15 |
| RH10 |
79.6 ± 5.2 |
44.5 ± 12.5 |
84.0 ± 15.6 |
104.3 ± 20.6 |
1.90 ± 0.50 |
0.79 ± 0.15 |
| Average |
84.4 |
26.4 |
51.7 |
109.7 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
| Median |
106.6 |
20.9 |
42.1 |
111.7 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
| Deviation |
34.6 |
12.1 |
21.7 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
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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