Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20110350150
Observation time: 02/04/2011 35.07703 0150 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2011 |
| Fractional day of year |
35.077031 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
6655.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
196.967 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-36.995 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-17.258 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0214 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0176 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.03, 15.73, 18.62 |
Event added to database
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Fri Sep 20 08:59:36 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 09:58:51 2013
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Method selected
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RH10
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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38.454 ± 2.893
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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] |
-321.8 ± 6.4 |
-360.8 ± 2.1 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
12.8 ± 2.7 |
1.3 ± 3.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
6.0 ± 1.9 |
-5.4 ± 2.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
18.7 ± 1.8 |
25.0 ± 1.1 |
| We [km/s] |
590.5 ± 58.5 |
789.8 ± 35.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
2.5 ± 0.2 |
5.4 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
1.2 ± 0.1 |
1.8 ± 0.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-0.2 ± 0.2 |
-0.7 ± 0.5 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-2.2 ± 0.1 |
-4.2 ± 0.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.289 ± 0.298
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0.324 ± 0.353
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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24.11 ± 2.39
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32.24 ± 1.45
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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35.20 ± 1.77
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44.02 ± 1.23
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.923 ± 0.275 |
-0.382 ± 0.664 |
0.038 ± 0.038 |
2.17 ± 14.24 |
202.50 ± 41.21 |
| VC |
-0.921 ± 0.039 |
-0.281 ± 0.113 |
-0.270 ± 0.263 |
-15.67 ± 4.07 |
196.95 ± 7.03 |
| MX1 |
-0.949 ± 0.034 |
-0.268 ± 0.112 |
-0.167 ± 0.165 |
-9.59 ± 4.85 |
195.75 ± 6.76 |
| MX2 |
-0.949 ± 0.031 |
-0.265 ± 0.101 |
-0.171 ± 0.169 |
-9.83 ± 4.76 |
195.61 ± 6.07 |
| MX3 |
-0.949 ± 0.028 |
-0.263 ± 0.089 |
-0.175 ± 0.173 |
-10.09 ± 4.70 |
195.49 ± 5.39 |
| RH08 |
-0.976 ± 0.004 |
-0.181 ± 0.018 |
-0.117 ± 0.117 |
-6.74 ± 0.82 |
190.53 ± 1.04 |
| RH09 |
-0.634 ± 0.055 |
-0.773 ± 0.045 |
0.028 ± 0.028 |
1.60 ± 3.15 |
230.64 ± 4.08 |
| RH10 |
-0.699 ± 0.049 |
-0.715 ± 0.048 |
0.006 ± 0.006 |
0.32 ± 4.05 |
225.63 ± 3.94 |
| Average |
-0.875 |
-0.391 |
-0.104 |
-5.978 |
204.137 |
| Median |
-0.923 |
-0.268 |
-0.117 |
-6.737 |
196.953 |
| Deviation |
0.131 |
0.225 |
0.114 |
6.576 |
15.220 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
63.3 ± 3.1 |
369.2 ± 1.2 |
2.12 ± 0.19 |
| VC |
79.1 ± 2.8 |
371.0 ± 1.5 |
2.12 ± 0.19 |
| MX1 |
73.0 ± 2.8 |
380.8 ± 1.4 |
2.12 ± 0.19 |
| MX2 |
73.2 ± 2.8 |
380.8 ± 1.4 |
2.12 ± 0.19 |
| MX3 |
73.4 ± 2.8 |
380.7 ± 1.4 |
2.12 ± 0.19 |
| RH08 |
69.2 ± 2.6 |
389.9 ± 1.5 |
2.12 ± 0.19 |
| RH09 |
74.2 ± 3.8 |
258.8 ± 0.7 |
2.12 ± 0.19 |
| RH10 |
73.2 ± 3.7 |
285.1 ± 4.8 |
2.12 ± 0.19 |
| Average |
72.3 |
352.0 |
2.12 |
| Median |
73.2 |
380.7 |
2.12 |
| Deviation |
4.6 |
50.3 |
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 |
76.8 ± 5.7 |
9.1 ± 0.5 |
15.8 ± 0.8 |
41.8 ± 1.0 |
8.47 ± 1.03 |
1.84 ± 0.16 |
| VC |
79.8 ± 5.8 |
3.7 ± 0.2 |
6.6 ± 0.3 |
42.6 ± 1.0 |
21.43 ± 2.51 |
1.88 ± 0.16 |
| MX1 |
79.8 ± 6.0 |
5.9 ± 0.3 |
10.3 ± 0.5 |
42.3 ± 1.0 |
13.69 ± 1.65 |
1.89 ± 0.16 |
| MX2 |
79.8 ± 6.0 |
5.8 ± 0.3 |
10.2 ± 0.5 |
42.4 ± 1.0 |
13.87 ± 1.67 |
1.89 ± 0.16 |
| MX3 |
79.8 ± 6.0 |
5.7 ± 0.3 |
10.1 ± 0.5 |
42.4 ± 1.0 |
14.05 ± 1.69 |
1.89 ± 0.16 |
| RH8 |
78.8 ± 6.2 |
7.1 ± 0.4 |
12.5 ± 0.6 |
42.1 ± 1.0 |
11.09 ± 1.38 |
1.87 ± 0.17 |
| RH9 |
64.6 ± 4.0 |
5.4 ± 0.3 |
9.6 ± 0.5 |
42.4 ± 1.0 |
11.94 ± 1.23 |
1.52 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
69.2 ± 4.4 |
5.8 ± 0.3 |
10.2 ± 0.5 |
42.4 ± 1.0 |
12.05 ± 1.26 |
1.63 ± 0.12 |
| Average |
76.1 |
6.1 |
10.7 |
42.3 |
13.3 |
1.8 |
| Median |
79.8 |
5.8 |
10.2 |
42.4 |
13.7 |
1.9 |
| Deviation |
5.9 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
0.1 |
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 |
36.7 ± 0.9 |
12.0 ± 0.3 |
19.8 ± 0.6 |
53.3 ± 0.3 |
3.07 ± 0.09 |
0.69 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
37.5 ± 1.2 |
4.9 ± 0.1 |
8.3 ± 0.2 |
54.4 ± 0.3 |
7.64 ± 0.13 |
0.69 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
37.7 ± 1.2 |
7.7 ± 0.2 |
12.9 ± 0.4 |
54.1 ± 0.3 |
4.91 ± 0.10 |
0.70 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
37.7 ± 1.2 |
7.6 ± 0.2 |
12.7 ± 0.4 |
54.1 ± 0.3 |
4.97 ± 0.10 |
0.70 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
37.7 ± 1.2 |
7.5 ± 0.2 |
12.6 ± 0.4 |
54.1 ± 0.3 |
5.03 ± 0.10 |
0.70 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
37.2 ± 1.5 |
9.4 ± 0.2 |
15.7 ± 0.4 |
53.8 ± 0.3 |
3.97 ± 0.11 |
0.69 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
31.2 ± 1.6 |
7.1 ± 0.2 |
12.0 ± 0.3 |
54.1 ± 0.3 |
4.38 ± 0.32 |
0.58 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
33.7 ± 1.3 |
7.6 ± 0.2 |
12.7 ± 0.4 |
54.1 ± 0.3 |
4.45 ± 0.26 |
0.62 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
36.2 |
8.0 |
13.3 |
54.0 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
| Median |
37.5 |
7.6 |
12.7 |
54.1 |
4.9 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
2.4 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
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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