Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20111791330
Observation time: 06/28/2011 179.56283 1330 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2011 |
| Fractional day of year |
179.562830 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
48628.5 ± 40.0 |
| Shock type |
SR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
226.440 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-100.698 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
6.261 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0001 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0037 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0098 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
-6412.40, -5411.49, -4642.22 |
Event added to database
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Fri Sep 20 11:36:04 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 10:17:48 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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100.919 ± 20.426
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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] |
-424.2 ± -424.2 |
-399.5 ± 0.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
16.8 ± 16.8 |
-6.2 ± 1.5 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
2.2 ± 2.2 |
-5.3 ± 0.9 |
| Wi [km/s] |
32.7 ± 32.7 |
19.3 ± 0.3 |
| We [km/s] |
1035.6 ± 1035.6 |
610.7 ± 9.2 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.4 ± 4.4 |
2.7 ± 0.0 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-0.9 ± -0.9 |
-3.1 ± 0.0 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-0.3 ± -0.3 |
2.6 ± 0.1 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
1.8 ± 1.8 |
1.0 ± 0.0 |
Plasma Beta
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2.456 ± 2.456
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0.118 ± 0.116
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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42.28 ± 42.28
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24.93 ± 0.38
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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20.90 ± 20.90
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56.25 ± 0.51
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.477 ± 0.008 |
-0.131 ± 0.017 |
0.869 ± 0.521 |
60.35 ± 0.41 |
195.35 ± 2.08 |
| VC |
-0.715 ± 0.021 |
0.664 ± 0.022 |
0.218 ± 0.215 |
12.61 ± 1.82 |
137.09 ± 1.74 |
| MX1 |
-0.476 ± 0.007 |
-0.130 ± 0.018 |
0.870 ± 0.520 |
60.45 ± 0.38 |
195.25 ± 2.10 |
| MX2 |
-0.803 ± 0.082 |
-0.524 ± 0.084 |
0.283 ± 0.275 |
16.42 ± 16.40 |
213.13 ± 5.08 |
| MX3 |
-0.419 ± 0.027 |
-0.077 ± 0.018 |
0.905 ± 0.482 |
64.78 ± 1.74 |
190.37 ± 2.39 |
| RH08 |
-0.335 ± 0.067 |
0.778 ± 0.044 |
-0.531 ± 0.474 |
-32.05 ± 4.01 |
113.31 ± 4.78 |
| RH09 |
-0.338 ± 0.028 |
0.785 ± 0.020 |
-0.520 ± 0.467 |
-31.30 ± 2.00 |
113.31 ± 2.00 |
| RH10 |
-0.338 ± 0.028 |
0.785 ± 0.020 |
-0.520 ± 0.467 |
-31.30 ± 2.00 |
113.31 ± 2.00 |
| Average |
-0.488 |
0.269 |
0.197 |
14.993 |
158.891 |
| Median |
-0.419 |
0.664 |
0.283 |
16.417 |
190.372 |
| Deviation |
0.179 |
0.537 |
0.651 |
43.276 |
43.574 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
2.9 ± 2.9 |
225.7 ± 1.0 |
0.60 ± 0.00 |
| VC |
66.5 ± 66.5 |
366.3 ± 1.0 |
0.60 ± 0.00 |
| MX1 |
2.9 ± 2.9 |
225.2 ± 1.0 |
0.60 ± 0.00 |
| MX2 |
45.9 ± 45.9 |
348.2 ± 1.0 |
0.60 ± 0.00 |
| MX3 |
5.8 ± 5.8 |
202.2 ± 0.9 |
0.60 ± 0.00 |
| RH08 |
63.3 ± **** |
186.2 ± 1.8 |
0.60 ± 0.00 |
| RH09 |
64.0 ± **** |
188.0 ± 1.8 |
0.60 ± 0.00 |
| RH10 |
64.0 ± **** |
188.0 ± 2.5 |
0.60 ± 0.00 |
| Average |
39.4 |
241.2 |
0.60 |
| Median |
63.3 |
225.2 |
0.60 |
| Deviation |
30.1 |
73.5 |
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 |
23.6 ± 23.6 |
20.9 ± 20.9 |
20.9 ± 20.9 |
42.3 ± 42.3 |
1.13 ± 1.13 |
0.56 ± 0.56 |
| VC |
51.5 ± 51.5 |
7.6 ± 7.6 |
8.3 ± 8.3 |
46.6 ± 46.6 |
6.82 ± 6.82 |
1.11 ± 1.11 |
| MX1 |
23.6 ± 23.6 |
20.9 ± 20.9 |
20.9 ± 20.9 |
42.3 ± 42.3 |
1.13 ± 1.13 |
0.56 ± 0.56 |
| MX2 |
15.6 ± 15.6 |
13.6 ± 13.6 |
14.6 ± 14.6 |
45.1 ± 45.1 |
1.14 ± 1.14 |
0.35 ± 0.35 |
| MX3 |
23.7 ± 23.7 |
20.8 ± 20.8 |
20.8 ± 20.8 |
42.3 ± 42.3 |
1.14 ± 1.14 |
0.56 ± 0.56 |
| RH8 |
32.0 ± 32.0 |
8.5 ± 8.5 |
9.4 ± 9.4 |
46.4 ± 46.4 |
3.75 ± 3.75 |
0.69 ± 0.69 |
| RH9 |
32.5 ± 32.5 |
8.4 ± 8.4 |
9.2 ± 9.2 |
46.4 ± 46.4 |
3.89 ± 3.89 |
0.70 ± 0.70 |
| RH10 |
32.5 ± 32.5 |
8.4 ± 8.4 |
9.2 ± 9.2 |
46.4 ± 46.4 |
3.89 ± 3.89 |
0.70 ± 0.70 |
| Average |
29.4 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
44.7 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
| Median |
32.0 |
13.6 |
14.6 |
46.4 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
10.7 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
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 |
38.9 ± 1.0 |
24.9 ± 0.4 |
56.2 ± 0.5 |
56.3 ± 0.5 |
1.56 ± 0.03 |
0.69 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
86.0 ± 0.9 |
9.2 ± 0.1 |
22.4 ± 0.2 |
60.8 ± 0.4 |
9.38 ± 0.21 |
1.41 ± 0.01 |
| MX1 |
38.9 ± 1.0 |
24.9 ± 0.4 |
56.2 ± 0.5 |
56.3 ± 0.5 |
1.56 ± 0.03 |
0.69 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
25.5 ± 1.0 |
16.5 ± 0.2 |
39.2 ± 0.4 |
59.3 ± 0.4 |
1.55 ± 0.04 |
0.43 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
39.0 ± 0.9 |
24.8 ± 0.4 |
56.0 ± 0.5 |
56.3 ± 0.5 |
1.58 ± 0.03 |
0.69 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
54.2 ± 1.7 |
10.4 ± 0.1 |
25.2 ± 0.2 |
60.6 ± 0.4 |
5.23 ± 0.22 |
0.89 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
55.0 ± 1.7 |
10.1 ± 0.1 |
24.7 ± 0.2 |
60.7 ± 0.4 |
5.42 ± 0.23 |
0.91 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
55.0 ± 1.7 |
10.1 ± 0.1 |
24.7 ± 0.2 |
60.7 ± 0.4 |
5.42 ± 0.23 |
0.91 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
49.1 |
16.4 |
38.1 |
58.9 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
| Median |
54.2 |
16.5 |
39.2 |
60.6 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
| Deviation |
18.2 |
7.4 |
15.8 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
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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