Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20113322100
Observation time: 11/28/2011 332.87509 2100 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2011 |
| Fractional day of year |
332.875087 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
75607.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
248.112 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-60.571 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
20.994 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0111 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0001
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0061 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
-2170.14, -1808.46, -1551.09 |
Event added to database
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Fri Sep 20 14:03:05 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 10:53:28 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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7.079 ± 14.547
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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] |
-386.6 ± 10.8 |
-485.4 ± -485.4 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-25.4 ± 1.4 |
33.0 ± 33.0 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
9.4 ± 6.1 |
-69.3 ± -69.3 |
| Wi [km/s] |
33.8 ± 5.7 |
53.2 ± 53.2 |
| We [km/s] |
1069.0 ± 181.3 |
1683.3 ± 1683.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
3.6 ± 0.9 |
7.0 ± 7.0 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-1.0 ± 0.3 |
-3.1 ± -3.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-4.6 ± 0.3 |
-9.2 ± -9.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
2.7 ± 0.9 |
-9.0 ± -9.0 |
Plasma Beta
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0.336 ± 0.298
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0.241 ± 0.241
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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43.64 ± 7.40
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68.72 ± 68.72
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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64.91 ± 15.17
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108.49 ± 108.49
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
0.942 ± 0.565 |
0.302 ± 1.750 |
-0.145 ± 0.144 |
-8.32 ± 26.04 |
17.79 ± 106.42 |
| VC |
-0.709 ± 0.036 |
0.422 ± 0.042 |
-0.566 ± 0.496 |
-34.45 ± 3.22 |
149.25 ± 3.17 |
| MX1 |
-0.989 ± 0.167 |
-0.101 ± 1.567 |
0.105 ± 0.105 |
6.03 ± 26.50 |
185.84 ± 90.73 |
| MX2 |
-0.579 ± 0.055 |
0.791 ± 0.041 |
-0.199 ± 0.196 |
-11.45 ± 1.24 |
126.19 ± 4.01 |
| MX3 |
-0.717 ± 0.030 |
0.685 ± 0.031 |
-0.132 ± 0.131 |
-7.59 ± 1.19 |
136.30 ± 2.50 |
| RH08 |
-0.145 ± 0.069 |
-0.666 ± 0.052 |
-0.732 ± 0.560 |
-47.04 ± 3.96 |
257.72 ± 5.90 |
| RH09 |
-0.145 ± 0.024 |
-0.666 ± 0.025 |
-0.732 ± 0.560 |
-47.04 ± 2.00 |
257.72 ± 2.00 |
| RH10 |
-0.145 ± 0.024 |
-0.666 ± 0.025 |
-0.732 ± 0.560 |
-47.04 ± 2.00 |
257.72 ± 2.00 |
| Average |
-0.311 |
0.013 |
-0.391 |
-24.614 |
173.565 |
| Median |
-0.145 |
0.302 |
-0.199 |
-11.451 |
185.840 |
| Deviation |
0.599 |
0.621 |
0.336 |
21.623 |
84.418 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
60.5 ± 2.2 |
-504.5 ± 33.1 |
2.09 ± 0.63 |
| VC |
59.5 ± 2.6 |
551.0 ± 57.0 |
2.09 ± 0.63 |
| MX1 |
71.9 ± 2.4 |
559.3 ± 40.5 |
2.09 ± 0.63 |
| MX2 |
48.2 ± 4.0 |
454.8 ± 48.9 |
2.09 ± 0.63 |
| MX3 |
58.6 ± 3.8 |
515.3 ± 51.1 |
2.09 ± 0.63 |
| RH08 |
76.3 ± 8.1 |
131.3 ± 12.6 |
2.09 ± 0.63 |
| RH09 |
76.3 ± 8.1 |
131.3 ± 12.6 |
2.09 ± 0.63 |
| RH10 |
76.3 ± 8.1 |
131.3 ± 17.8 |
2.09 ± 0.63 |
| Average |
66.0 |
246.2 |
2.09 |
| Median |
71.9 |
454.8 |
2.09 |
| Deviation |
10.7 |
360.6 |
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 |
-131.3 ± 10.8 |
17.7 ± 1.0 |
31.9 ± 7.5 |
77.1 ± 9.1 |
-7.43 ± 0.50 |
-1.73 ± 0.31 |
| VC |
293.0 ± 6.9 |
18.3 ± 1.1 |
33.0 ± 7.7 |
76.9 ± 9.2 |
16.04 ± 1.01 |
3.85 ± 0.47 |
| MX1 |
173.3 ± 11.0 |
11.0 ± 0.6 |
20.1 ± 4.7 |
78.3 ± 8.8 |
15.82 ± 0.88 |
2.24 ± 0.36 |
| MX2 |
253.1 ± 5.0 |
24.6 ± 1.6 |
43.3 ± 10.1 |
75.1 ± 9.6 |
10.29 ± 0.65 |
3.41 ± 0.46 |
| MX3 |
256.9 ± 6.7 |
18.8 ± 1.1 |
33.8 ± 7.9 |
76.8 ± 9.2 |
13.71 ± 0.73 |
3.38 ± 0.45 |
| RH8 |
65.2 ± 4.9 |
8.3 ± 0.4 |
15.4 ± 3.6 |
78.7 ± 8.8 |
7.84 ± 0.95 |
0.83 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
65.2 ± 4.9 |
8.3 ± 0.4 |
15.4 ± 3.6 |
78.7 ± 8.8 |
7.84 ± 0.95 |
0.83 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
65.2 ± 4.9 |
8.3 ± 0.4 |
15.4 ± 3.6 |
78.7 ± 8.8 |
7.84 ± 0.95 |
0.83 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
130.1 |
14.4 |
26.0 |
77.5 |
9.0 |
1.7 |
| Median |
173.3 |
17.7 |
31.9 |
78.3 |
10.3 |
2.2 |
| Deviation |
141.7 |
6.2 |
10.8 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
1.9 |
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 |
-67.2 ± -67.2 |
29.3 ± 29.3 |
53.3 ± 53.3 |
125.0 ± 125.0 |
-2.29 ± -2.29 |
-0.54 ± -0.54 |
| VC |
153.8 ± 153.8 |
30.4 ± 30.4 |
55.1 ± 55.1 |
124.8 ± 124.8 |
5.07 ± 5.07 |
1.23 ± 1.23 |
| MX1 |
89.7 ± 89.7 |
18.2 ± 18.2 |
33.6 ± 33.6 |
127.1 ± 127.1 |
4.93 ± 4.93 |
0.71 ± 0.71 |
| MX2 |
134.0 ± 134.0 |
40.8 ± 40.8 |
72.4 ± 72.4 |
121.8 ± 121.8 |
3.28 ± 3.28 |
1.10 ± 1.10 |
| MX3 |
135.6 ± 135.6 |
31.1 ± 31.1 |
56.5 ± 56.5 |
124.6 ± 124.6 |
4.36 ± 4.36 |
1.09 ± 1.09 |
| RH8 |
32.1 ± 32.1 |
13.8 ± 13.8 |
25.7 ± 25.7 |
127.7 ± 127.7 |
2.32 ± 2.32 |
0.25 ± 0.25 |
| RH9 |
32.1 ± 32.1 |
13.8 ± 13.8 |
25.7 ± 25.7 |
127.7 ± 127.7 |
2.32 ± 2.32 |
0.25 ± 0.25 |
| RH10 |
32.1 ± 32.1 |
13.8 ± 13.8 |
25.7 ± 25.7 |
127.7 ± 127.7 |
2.32 ± 2.32 |
0.25 ± 0.25 |
| Average |
67.8 |
23.9 |
43.5 |
125.8 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
| Median |
89.7 |
29.3 |
53.3 |
127.1 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
74.5 |
10.3 |
18.0 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
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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