Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20111791327
Observation time: 06/28/2011 179.56082 1327 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2011 |
| Fractional day of year |
179.560816 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
48454.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
226.443 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-100.698 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
6.263 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0100 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0001
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0035 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
-37838.57,-31555.96,-27050.56 |
Event added to database
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Fri Sep 20 11:29:57 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 10:16:00 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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83.281 ± 18.668
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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] |
-376.1 ± 0.8 |
-424.2 ± -424.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-12.0 ± 1.5 |
16.8 ± 16.8 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-12.3 ± 1.2 |
2.2 ± 2.2 |
| Wi [km/s] |
18.1 ± 1.0 |
32.7 ± 32.7 |
| We [km/s] |
573.7 ± 31.3 |
1035.6 ± 1035.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
1.3 ± 0.1 |
4.4 ± 4.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
3.4 ± 0.0 |
-0.9 ± -0.9 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.7 ± 0.0 |
-0.3 ± -0.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.1 ± 0.0 |
1.8 ± 1.8 |
Plasma Beta
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0.047 ± 0.043
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2.456 ± 2.456
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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23.42 ± 1.28
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42.28 ± 42.28
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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84.03 ± 4.06
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20.90 ± 20.90
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.054 ± 0.004 |
0.556 ± 0.008 |
-0.829 ± 0.546 |
-56.03 ± 0.56 |
95.52 ± 0.37 |
| VC |
-0.831 ± 0.015 |
0.497 ± 0.024 |
0.250 ± 0.245 |
14.50 ± 1.22 |
149.11 ± 1.64 |
| MX1 |
-0.811 ± 0.850 |
0.458 ± 1.405 |
-0.364 ± 0.347 |
-21.36 ± 58.17 |
150.56 ± 98.42 |
| MX2 |
-0.065 ± 0.013 |
0.543 ± 0.007 |
-0.837 ± 0.543 |
-56.86 ± 0.47 |
96.83 ± 1.33 |
| MX3 |
-0.254 ± 0.248 |
0.385 ± 0.176 |
-0.887 ± 0.503 |
-62.53 ± 5.56 |
123.44 ± 36.27 |
| RH08 |
-0.482 ± 0.061 |
0.680 ± 0.051 |
0.553 ± 0.488 |
33.58 ± 3.97 |
125.35 ± 4.84 |
| RH09 |
-0.482 ± 0.026 |
0.680 ± 0.023 |
0.553 ± 0.488 |
33.58 ± 2.00 |
125.35 ± 2.00 |
| RH10 |
-0.482 ± 0.026 |
0.680 ± 0.023 |
0.553 ± 0.488 |
33.58 ± 2.00 |
125.35 ± 2.00 |
| Average |
-0.433 |
0.560 |
-0.126 |
-10.192 |
123.937 |
| Median |
-0.482 |
0.556 |
0.250 |
14.505 |
125.348 |
| Deviation |
0.298 |
0.112 |
0.672 |
43.916 |
20.324 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
68.3 ± 0.2 |
32.5 ± 0.7 |
3.46 ± 0.31 |
| VC |
15.3 ± 0.1 |
385.3 ± 2.1 |
3.46 ± 0.31 |
| MX1 |
24.7 ± 0.8 |
370.2 ± 1.9 |
3.46 ± 0.31 |
| MX2 |
68.3 ± 0.2 |
37.1 ± 0.7 |
3.46 ± 0.31 |
| MX3 |
65.4 ± 0.5 |
116.3 ± 0.8 |
3.46 ± 0.31 |
| RH08 |
35.2 ± 0.8 |
237.9 ± 1.8 |
3.46 ± 0.31 |
| RH09 |
35.2 ± 0.8 |
237.9 ± 1.8 |
3.46 ± 0.31 |
| RH10 |
35.2 ± 0.8 |
237.9 ± 2.6 |
3.46 ± 0.31 |
| Average |
43.5 |
206.9 |
3.46 |
| Median |
35.2 |
237.9 |
3.46 |
| Deviation |
20.9 |
135.7 |
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 |
8.8 ± 1.7 |
8.4 ± 0.4 |
31.0 ± 1.5 |
86.8 ± 3.8 |
1.05 ± 0.14 |
0.10 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
81.9 ± 0.2 |
22.5 ± 1.2 |
81.1 ± 3.9 |
84.3 ± 4.0 |
3.64 ± 0.19 |
0.97 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
66.3 ± 0.8 |
21.1 ± 1.1 |
76.3 ± 3.7 |
84.6 ± 4.0 |
3.14 ± 0.14 |
0.78 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
8.9 ± 1.6 |
8.4 ± 0.4 |
31.1 ± 1.5 |
86.8 ± 3.8 |
1.06 ± 0.14 |
0.10 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
14.5 ± 1.4 |
9.4 ± 0.5 |
35.0 ± 1.7 |
86.7 ± 3.8 |
1.53 ± 0.09 |
0.17 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
71.6 ± 0.3 |
18.9 ± 1.0 |
68.6 ± 3.3 |
85.2 ± 3.9 |
3.80 ± 0.19 |
0.84 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
71.6 ± 0.3 |
18.9 ± 1.0 |
68.6 ± 3.3 |
85.2 ± 3.9 |
3.80 ± 0.19 |
0.84 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
71.6 ± 0.3 |
18.9 ± 1.0 |
68.6 ± 3.3 |
85.2 ± 3.9 |
3.80 ± 0.19 |
0.84 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
49.4 |
15.8 |
57.5 |
85.6 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
| Median |
71.6 |
18.9 |
68.6 |
85.2 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
32.4 |
6.0 |
21.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
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 |
2.2 ± 2.2 |
7.0 ± 7.0 |
7.7 ± 7.7 |
46.6 ± 46.6 |
0.32 ± 0.32 |
0.05 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
24.0 ± 24.0 |
19.9 ± 19.9 |
20.2 ± 20.2 |
42.7 ± 42.7 |
1.20 ± 1.20 |
0.56 ± 0.56 |
| MX1 |
19.3 ± 19.3 |
18.5 ± 18.5 |
19.0 ± 19.0 |
43.4 ± 43.4 |
1.05 ± 1.05 |
0.45 ± 0.45 |
| MX2 |
2.3 ± 2.3 |
7.0 ± 7.0 |
7.7 ± 7.7 |
46.6 ± 46.6 |
0.32 ± 0.32 |
0.05 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
4.0 ± 4.0 |
7.9 ± 7.9 |
8.7 ± 8.7 |
46.5 ± 46.5 |
0.51 ± 0.51 |
0.09 ± 0.09 |
| RH8 |
20.8 ± 20.8 |
16.3 ± 16.3 |
17.1 ± 17.1 |
44.3 ± 44.3 |
1.28 ± 1.28 |
0.47 ± 0.47 |
| RH9 |
20.8 ± 20.8 |
16.3 ± 16.3 |
17.1 ± 17.1 |
44.3 ± 44.3 |
1.28 ± 1.28 |
0.47 ± 0.47 |
| RH10 |
20.8 ± 20.8 |
16.3 ± 16.3 |
17.1 ± 17.1 |
44.3 ± 44.3 |
1.28 ± 1.28 |
0.47 ± 0.47 |
| Average |
14.3 |
13.7 |
14.3 |
44.8 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
| Median |
20.8 |
16.3 |
17.1 |
44.3 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
9.6 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
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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