Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20112971739
Observation time: 10/24/2011 297.73609 1739 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2011 |
| Fractional day of year |
297.736094 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
63598.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
252.993 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
52.105 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
19.583 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0110 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0001
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0045 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
-12504.70,-10020.96, -8358.86 |
Event added to database
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Fri Sep 20 13:55:14 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 10:44:09 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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72.963 ± 20.751
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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] |
-362.1 ± 5.6 |
-480.5 ± -480.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-1.6 ± 4.0 |
-0.4 ± -0.4 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-6.2 ± 7.8 |
-47.2 ± -47.2 |
| Wi [km/s] |
37.9 ± 1.5 |
62.0 ± 62.0 |
| We [km/s] |
1197.4 ± 48.4 |
1961.7 ± 1961.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
11.0 ± 0.4 |
30.8 ± 30.8 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
3.1 ± 0.4 |
1.5 ± 1.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-6.0 ± 0.3 |
-16.6 ± -16.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.0 ± 0.5 |
-9.5 ± -9.5 |
Plasma Beta
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0.604 ± 0.565
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0.678 ± 0.678
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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48.88 ± 1.97
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80.09 ± 80.09
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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48.98 ± 2.21
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75.32 ± 75.32
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.443 ± 0.063 |
0.714 ± 0.040 |
-0.543 ± 0.482 |
-32.86 ± 1.43 |
121.85 ± 5.01 |
| VC |
-0.945 ± 0.021 |
0.009 ± 0.033 |
-0.327 ± 0.315 |
-19.10 ± 3.60 |
179.46 ± 2.02 |
| MX1 |
-0.664 ± 0.082 |
0.615 ± 0.088 |
-0.425 ± 0.398 |
-25.17 ± 3.47 |
137.20 ± 7.41 |
| MX2 |
-0.939 ± 0.012 |
0.315 ± 0.031 |
-0.142 ± 0.141 |
-8.14 ± 2.63 |
161.47 ± 1.92 |
| MX3 |
-0.968 ± 0.006 |
0.241 ± 0.023 |
-0.076 ± 0.075 |
-4.33 ± 2.37 |
166.03 ± 1.34 |
| RH08 |
-0.046 ± 0.069 |
-0.809 ± 0.041 |
-0.587 ± 0.508 |
-35.92 ± 4.03 |
266.74 ± 4.90 |
| RH09 |
-0.046 ± 0.028 |
-0.809 ± 0.021 |
-0.587 ± 0.508 |
-35.92 ± 2.00 |
266.74 ± 2.00 |
| RH10 |
-0.046 ± 0.028 |
-0.809 ± 0.021 |
-0.587 ± 0.508 |
-35.92 ± 2.00 |
266.74 ± 2.00 |
| Average |
-0.512 |
-0.067 |
-0.409 |
-24.669 |
195.778 |
| Median |
-0.443 |
0.241 |
-0.425 |
-25.171 |
179.455 |
| Deviation |
0.424 |
0.651 |
0.208 |
12.898 |
61.334 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
10.5 ± 2.3 |
280.6 ± 2.3 |
2.81 ± 0.11 |
| VC |
57.8 ± 2.7 |
541.5 ± 2.6 |
2.81 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
18.5 ± 2.7 |
393.6 ± 2.6 |
2.81 ± 0.11 |
| MX2 |
45.2 ± 3.6 |
526.2 ± 3.0 |
2.81 ± 0.11 |
| MX3 |
50.9 ± 3.6 |
537.9 ± 3.0 |
2.81 ± 0.11 |
| RH08 |
66.3 ± 2.3 |
66.9 ± 1.2 |
2.81 ± 0.11 |
| RH09 |
66.3 ± 2.3 |
66.9 ± 1.2 |
2.81 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
66.3 ± 2.3 |
66.9 ± 2.1 |
2.81 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
47.7 |
310.1 |
2.81 |
| Median |
57.8 |
393.6 |
2.81 |
| Deviation |
22.0 |
219.5 |
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 |
118.0 ± 6.4 |
43.9 ± 0.8 |
48.2 ± 2.2 |
53.5 ± 0.8 |
2.68 ± 0.10 |
2.20 ± 0.11 |
| VC |
197.4 ± 5.2 |
19.2 ± 0.3 |
26.1 ± 1.2 |
66.5 ± 1.0 |
10.30 ± 0.26 |
2.97 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
151.6 ± 6.3 |
40.2 ± 0.7 |
46.4 ± 2.1 |
56.3 ± 0.8 |
3.77 ± 0.12 |
2.69 ± 0.11 |
| MX2 |
185.9 ± 6.1 |
26.3 ± 0.4 |
34.5 ± 1.6 |
64.0 ± 0.9 |
7.07 ± 0.24 |
2.90 ± 0.11 |
| MX3 |
187.4 ± 6.0 |
23.1 ± 0.4 |
30.9 ± 1.4 |
65.3 ± 1.0 |
8.12 ± 0.28 |
2.87 ± 0.11 |
| RH8 |
45.3 ± 4.8 |
14.2 ± 0.2 |
19.7 ± 0.9 |
67.8 ± 1.0 |
3.20 ± 0.31 |
0.67 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
45.3 ± 4.8 |
14.2 ± 0.2 |
19.7 ± 0.9 |
67.8 ± 1.0 |
3.20 ± 0.31 |
0.67 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
45.3 ± 4.8 |
14.2 ± 0.2 |
19.7 ± 0.9 |
67.8 ± 1.0 |
3.20 ± 0.31 |
0.67 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
122.0 |
24.4 |
30.6 |
63.6 |
5.2 |
2.0 |
| Median |
151.6 |
23.1 |
30.9 |
66.5 |
3.8 |
2.7 |
| Deviation |
68.2 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
5.6 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
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 |
42.3 ± 42.3 |
69.9 ± 69.9 |
74.1 ± 74.1 |
84.9 ± 84.9 |
0.61 ± 0.61 |
0.50 ± 0.50 |
| VC |
72.0 ± 72.0 |
30.5 ± 30.5 |
40.2 ± 40.2 |
105.6 ± 105.6 |
2.36 ± 2.36 |
0.68 ± 0.68 |
| MX1 |
54.7 ± 54.7 |
64.0 ± 64.0 |
71.4 ± 71.4 |
89.4 ± 89.4 |
0.86 ± 0.86 |
0.61 ± 0.61 |
| MX2 |
68.6 ± 68.6 |
41.8 ± 41.8 |
53.1 ± 53.1 |
101.7 ± 101.7 |
1.64 ± 1.64 |
0.67 ± 0.67 |
| MX3 |
69.4 ± 69.4 |
36.7 ± 36.7 |
47.5 ± 47.5 |
103.6 ± 103.6 |
1.89 ± 1.89 |
0.67 ± 0.67 |
| RH8 |
16.8 ± 16.8 |
22.5 ± 22.5 |
30.3 ± 30.3 |
107.6 ± 107.6 |
0.75 ± 0.75 |
0.16 ± 0.16 |
| RH9 |
16.8 ± 16.8 |
22.5 ± 22.5 |
30.3 ± 30.3 |
107.6 ± 107.6 |
0.75 ± 0.75 |
0.16 ± 0.16 |
| RH10 |
16.8 ± 16.8 |
22.5 ± 22.5 |
30.3 ± 30.3 |
107.6 ± 107.6 |
0.75 ± 0.75 |
0.16 ± 0.16 |
| Average |
44.7 |
38.8 |
47.1 |
101.0 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
| Median |
54.7 |
36.7 |
47.5 |
105.6 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
25.0 |
18.8 |
17.9 |
8.9 |
0.7 |
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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