Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20111552006
Observation time: 06/04/2011 155.83780 2006 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2011 |
| Fractional day of year |
155.837795 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
72385.5 ± 50.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
252.670 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-67.639 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
20.590 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0123 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0002
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0072 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
Infinity, -3403.03, -1702.49 |
Event added to database
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Fri Sep 20 10:32:26 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 10:12:17 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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32.715 ± 0.301
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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] |
-338.9 ± 2.6 |
-423.3 ± 3.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-38.5 ± 1.2 |
-100.6 ± 4.3 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-24.2 ± 3.3 |
-49.9 ± 3.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
20.7 ± 0.8 |
30.3 ± 1.3 |
| We [km/s] |
654.7 ± 25.8 |
956.8 ± 42.0 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
11.4 ± 1.0 |
29.1 ± 6.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
4.8 ± 0.2 |
12.1 ± 2.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-3.5 ± 0.5 |
-12.8 ± 2.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.9 ± 0.4 |
-6.1 ± 2.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.290 ± 0.349
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0.170 ± 0.233
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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26.73 ± 1.05
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39.06 ± 1.72
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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39.22 ± 4.41
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77.15 ± 17.61
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.828 ± 0.170 |
-0.201 ± 0.316 |
-0.523 ± 0.469 |
-31.55 ± 17.09 |
193.61 ± 21.72 |
| VC |
-0.782 ± 0.013 |
-0.576 ± 0.017 |
-0.237 ± 0.233 |
-13.73 ± 1.73 |
216.38 ± 1.21 |
| MX1 |
-0.828 ± 0.038 |
-0.515 ± 0.060 |
-0.221 ± 0.217 |
-12.75 ± 1.64 |
211.90 ± 4.13 |
| MX2 |
-0.824 ± 0.031 |
-0.528 ± 0.048 |
-0.205 ± 0.202 |
-11.83 ± 1.76 |
212.61 ± 3.31 |
| MX3 |
-0.823 ± 0.028 |
-0.533 ± 0.043 |
-0.198 ± 0.195 |
-11.39 ± 2.03 |
212.94 ± 2.95 |
| RH08 |
-0.000 ± 0.000 |
-0.000 ± 0.000 |
-1.000 ± 0.000 |
-90.00 ± 0.00 |
0.00 ± 104.36 |
| RH09 |
-0.449 ± 0.063 |
0.610 ± 0.055 |
0.654 ± 0.539 |
40.82 ± 3.92 |
126.35 ± 5.36 |
| RH10 |
-0.449 ± 0.063 |
0.610 ± 0.055 |
0.654 ± 0.539 |
40.82 ± 3.92 |
126.35 ± 5.36 |
| Average |
-0.623 |
-0.142 |
-0.135 |
-11.204 |
162.520 |
| Median |
-0.782 |
-0.201 |
-0.205 |
-11.829 |
211.905 |
| Deviation |
0.302 |
0.505 |
0.557 |
41.480 |
75.958 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
62.2 ± 2.2 |
458.8 ± 5.4 |
2.75 ± 0.83 |
| VC |
75.4 ± 2.3 |
470.9 ± 6.1 |
2.75 ± 0.83 |
| MX1 |
70.9 ± 2.3 |
483.1 ± 6.2 |
2.75 ± 0.83 |
| MX2 |
71.4 ± 2.3 |
482.1 ± 6.2 |
2.75 ± 0.83 |
| MX3 |
71.6 ± 2.3 |
481.6 ± 6.2 |
2.75 ± 0.83 |
| RH08 |
81.6 ± 3.9 |
66.8 ± 0.6 |
2.75 ± 0.83 |
| RH09 |
36.1 ± 3.1 |
85.3 ± 0.3 |
2.75 ± 0.83 |
| RH10 |
36.1 ± 3.1 |
85.3 ± 0.7 |
2.75 ± 0.83 |
| Average |
63.2 |
326.8 |
2.75 |
| Median |
71.4 |
470.9 |
2.75 |
| Deviation |
17.6 |
205.3 |
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 |
157.7 ± 2.6 |
10.5 ± 0.2 |
18.3 ± 2.1 |
46.4 ± 3.2 |
15.00 ± 0.21 |
3.41 ± 0.25 |
| VC |
178.0 ± 2.0 |
5.6 ± 0.1 |
9.9 ± 1.1 |
47.2 ± 3.2 |
31.87 ± 0.59 |
3.78 ± 0.27 |
| MX1 |
177.3 ± 2.1 |
7.3 ± 0.1 |
12.8 ± 1.4 |
47.0 ± 3.2 |
24.40 ± 0.45 |
3.79 ± 0.27 |
| MX2 |
177.4 ± 2.0 |
7.1 ± 0.1 |
12.5 ± 1.4 |
47.0 ± 3.2 |
25.01 ± 0.47 |
3.79 ± 0.27 |
| MX3 |
177.4 ± 2.0 |
7.0 ± 0.1 |
12.4 ± 1.4 |
47.0 ± 3.2 |
25.30 ± 0.48 |
3.79 ± 0.27 |
| RH8 |
42.6 ± 3.3 |
3.2 ± 0.1 |
5.7 ± 0.6 |
47.4 ± 3.2 |
13.30 ± 0.76 |
0.90 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
-27.5 ± 2.7 |
19.5 ± 0.3 |
31.7 ± 3.6 |
43.4 ± 3.5 |
-1.41 ± 0.13 |
-0.63 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
-27.5 ± 2.7 |
19.5 ± 0.3 |
31.7 ± 3.6 |
43.4 ± 3.5 |
-1.41 ± 0.13 |
-0.63 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
107.0 |
10.0 |
16.9 |
46.1 |
16.5 |
2.3 |
| Median |
177.3 |
7.3 |
12.8 |
47.0 |
24.4 |
3.8 |
| Deviation |
94.7 |
6.2 |
9.8 |
1.7 |
12.5 |
2.0 |
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 |
62.0 ± 5.6 |
16.4 ± 0.1 |
36.0 ± 8.2 |
85.1 ± 15.1 |
3.77 ± 0.31 |
0.73 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
70.1 ± 6.1 |
8.8 ± 0.1 |
19.5 ± 4.4 |
86.3 ± 15.0 |
7.99 ± 0.60 |
0.82 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
69.8 ± 6.0 |
11.4 ± 0.1 |
25.2 ± 5.8 |
86.0 ± 15.0 |
6.12 ± 0.46 |
0.82 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
69.8 ± 6.0 |
11.1 ± 0.1 |
24.6 ± 5.6 |
86.0 ± 15.0 |
6.28 ± 0.47 |
0.82 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
69.8 ± 6.0 |
11.0 ± 0.1 |
24.4 ± 5.6 |
86.0 ± 15.0 |
6.35 ± 0.47 |
0.82 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
17.0 ± 3.1 |
5.0 ± 0.1 |
11.2 ± 2.6 |
86.6 ± 14.9 |
3.37 ± 0.57 |
0.20 ± 0.00 |
| RH9 |
-10.6 ± 2.9 |
29.8 ± 0.4 |
62.3 ± 14.2 |
81.3 ± 16.0 |
-0.36 ± 0.10 |
-0.13 ± 0.01 |
| RH10 |
-10.6 ± 2.9 |
29.8 ± 0.4 |
62.3 ± 14.2 |
81.3 ± 16.0 |
-0.36 ± 0.10 |
-0.13 ± 0.01 |
| Average |
42.1 |
15.4 |
33.2 |
84.8 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
| Median |
69.8 |
11.4 |
25.2 |
86.0 |
6.1 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
37.2 |
9.4 |
19.2 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
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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