CfA Interplanetary Shock Database - Individual Event Detail
 

Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20052360824
Observation time: 08/24/2005 236.35026 0824 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 2005
Fractional day of year 236.350260
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 30262.5 ± 30.0
Shock type NN
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 230.839
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -98.861
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 2.989
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0003
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0082
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0001
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0054
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 *********,*********,*********
Event added to database
 Tue Mar 6 10:39:23 2012
Event last processed
 Tue Sep 24 09:24:32 2013
Method selected
 RH10
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
 -0.072 ± 1.772

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -556.3 ± 4.8 -609.2 ± -609.2
Vy GSE [km/s] -23.8 ± 4.2 -58.9 ± -58.9
Vz GSE [km/s] 15.6 ± 10.9 53.6 ± 53.6
Wi [km/s] 31.7 ± 0.4 47.9 ± 47.9
We [km/s] 1002.4 ± 13.4 1513.8 ± 1513.8
Ni [n/cc] 42.6 ± 4.9 56.2 ± 56.2
Bx GSE [nT] 12.7 ± 3.1 17.8 ± 17.8
By GSE [nT] 4.3 ± 3.9 5.8 ± 5.8
Bz GSE [nT] 30.1 ± 0.4 46.4 ± 46.4
Plasma Beta
 0.081 ± 0.081
 0.108 ± 0.108
Sound Speed [km/s]
 40.29 ± -0.00
 61.80 ± -0.00
Alfven Speed [km/s]
 109.72 ± -0.00
 145.46 ± -0.00

Best values of shock front normal for each method (About, Top)

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.317 ± 1.781 0.939 ± 0.601 -0.132 ± 0.131 -7.57 ± -7.57 108.65 ± 108.65
VC -0.693 ± 1.666 -0.442 ± 2.576 0.570 ± 0.498 34.74 ± 34.74 212.56 ± 212.56
MX1 -0.792 ± 1.717 -0.466 ± 2.910 0.395 ± 0.373 23.25 ± 23.25 210.46 ± 210.46
MX2 -0.784 ± 1.768 -0.478 ± 2.895 0.395 ± 0.373 23.28 ± 23.28 211.35 ± 211.35
MX3 -0.771 ± 1.859 -0.499 ± 2.866 0.396 ± 0.374 23.32 ± 23.32 212.91 ± 212.91
RH08 -0.004 ± 0.071 0.968 ± 0.017 -0.251 ± 0.246 -14.56 ± 3.99 90.25 ± 4.20
RH09 -0.004 ± 0.034 0.968 ± 0.009 -0.251 ± 0.246 -14.56 ± 2.00 90.25 ± 2.00
RH10 -0.004 ± 0.034 0.968 ± 0.009 -0.251 ± 0.246 -14.56 ± 2.00 90.25 ± 2.00
Average -0.421 0.245 0.109 6.668 153.336
Median -0.317 0.939 0.395 23.248 210.464
Deviation 0.378 0.766 0.360 21.283 62.817

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 78.7 ± **** ****** ± ****** 1.36 ± 1.36
VC 75.7 ± 75.7 ****** ± ****** 1.36 ± 1.36
MX1 87.3 ± 87.3 ****** ± ****** 1.36 ± 1.36
MX2 87.2 ± 87.2 ****** ± ****** 1.36 ± 1.36
MX3 86.9 ± 86.9 ****** ± ****** 1.36 ± 1.36
RH08 79.1 ± **** ****** ± ****** 1.36 ± 1.36
RH09 79.1 ± **** ****** ± ****** 1.36 ± 1.36
RH10 79.1 ± **** ****** ± ****** 1.36 ± 1.36
Average 81.6 ****** 1.36
Median 79.1 ****** 1.36
Deviation 4.7 0.0 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC ******* ± -0.0 7.4 ± -0.0 21.5 ± -0.0 116.7 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -858.55 ± -1.00
VC ******* ± -0.0 9.4 ± -0.0 27.1 ± -0.0 116.5 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -861.76 ± -1.00
MX1 ******* ± -0.0 1.8 ± -0.0 5.1 ± -0.0 116.9 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -859.54 ± -1.00
MX2 ******* ± -0.0 1.9 ± -0.0 5.4 ± -0.0 116.9 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -859.51 ± -1.00
MX3 ******* ± -0.0 2.0 ± -0.0 5.9 ± -0.0 116.9 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -859.48 ± -1.00
RH8 ******* ± -0.0 7.1 ± -0.0 20.7 ± -0.0 116.7 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -856.90 ± -1.00
RH9 ******* ± -0.0 7.1 ± -0.0 20.7 ± -0.0 116.7 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -856.90 ± -1.00
RH10 ******* ± -0.0 7.1 ± -0.0 20.7 ± -0.0 116.7 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -856.90 ± -1.00
Average ******* 5.5 15.9 116.7 ******* -858.7
Median ******* 7.1 20.7 116.7 ******* -858.5
Deviation 233.5 3.1 8.9 0.1 20800.8 1.7

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC ******* ± -0.0 11.2 ± -0.0 28.5 ± -0.0 157.6 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -635.16 ± -1.00
VC ******* ± -0.0 14.1 ± -0.0 36.0 ± -0.0 157.4 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -638.32 ± -1.00
MX1 ******* ± -0.0 2.7 ± -0.0 6.8 ± -0.0 158.0 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -636.19 ± -1.00
MX2 ******* ± -0.0 2.8 ± -0.0 7.2 ± -0.0 158.0 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -636.18 ± -1.00
MX3 ******* ± -0.0 3.1 ± -0.0 7.9 ± -0.0 158.0 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -636.15 ± -1.00
RH8 ******* ± -0.0 10.7 ± -0.0 27.4 ± -0.0 157.7 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -633.78 ± -1.00
RH9 ******* ± -0.0 10.7 ± -0.0 27.4 ± -0.0 157.7 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -633.78 ± -1.00
RH10 ******* ± -0.0 10.7 ± -0.0 27.4 ± -0.0 157.7 ± -0.0 ******* ± -1.00 -633.78 ± -1.00
Average ******* 8.3 21.1 157.8 ******* -635.4
Median ******* 10.7 27.4 157.7 -9303.9 -635.2
Deviation 292.4 4.6 11.8 0.2 13847.0 1.6

Survey interval (About, Top)
Survey of solar wind interval
Selected data (About, Top)
Key plasma parameters
Survey
Velocity
V
Magnetic Field
B


Simple Methods (About, Top)
Simple methods
Rankine Chi^2 Contour (About, Top)
Chisq


Shock Speed (About, Top)
Shock Speed

Theta Bn (About, Top)
Theta Bn

Mach Numbers (About, Top)
Upstream wave speeds
 Upstream Mach numbers
Downsteam wave speeds
 Downstream mach numbers
Page updated Fri Jun 13 11:06:02 2014
Michael L Stevens (mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
   
 

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