Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20130440258
Observation time: 02/13/2013 44.12429 0258 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2013 |
| Fractional day of year |
44.124288 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
10738.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
SR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
199.872 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
66.882 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-14.483 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0189 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0110 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
10.10, 18.78, 26.32 |
Event added to database
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Tue Oct 8 15:02:25 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Oct 8 16:43:18 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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143.010 ± 315.411
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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] |
-387.1 ± 1.0 |
-405.2 ± 1.1 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-10.0 ± 1.7 |
0.5 ± 3.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-12.7 ± 1.6 |
-14.7 ± 0.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
31.7 ± 1.1 |
27.7 ± 0.8 |
| We [km/s] |
1003.5 ± 34.5 |
877.1 ± 24.0 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
12.4 ± 0.4 |
17.6 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
1.4 ± 0.4 |
-6.0 ± 0.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-7.8 ± 0.2 |
-1.9 ± 1.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.2 ± 0.6 |
-1.6 ± 0.4 |
Plasma Beta
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0.417 ± 0.398
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0.663 ± 0.653
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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40.97 ± 1.41
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35.81 ± 0.98
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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49.29 ± 1.85
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34.08 ± 1.46
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.593 ± 0.051 |
-0.788 ± 0.039 |
-0.164 ± 0.162 |
-9.44 ± 3.13 |
233.05 ± 3.70 |
| VC |
-0.865 ± 0.056 |
0.492 ± 0.099 |
-0.095 ± 0.095 |
-5.45 ± 4.24 |
150.38 ± 6.52 |
| MX1 |
-0.616 ± 0.052 |
-0.786 ± 0.041 |
-0.058 ± 0.058 |
-3.31 ± 2.27 |
231.93 ± 3.79 |
| MX2 |
-0.569 ± 0.051 |
-0.783 ± 0.040 |
-0.250 ± 0.245 |
-14.47 ± 4.75 |
234.01 ± 3.60 |
| MX3 |
-0.613 ± 0.081 |
-0.620 ± 0.081 |
0.490 ± 0.446 |
29.31 ± 8.77 |
225.31 ± 5.65 |
| RH08 |
-0.063 ± 0.011 |
0.201 ± 0.003 |
0.978 ± 0.286 |
77.86 ± 0.00 |
107.30 ± 3.04 |
| RH09 |
-0.066 ± 0.066 |
0.200 ± 0.052 |
0.978 ± 0.286 |
77.86 ± 2.95 |
108.30 ± 18.52 |
| RH10 |
-0.073 ± 0.067 |
0.197 ± 0.055 |
0.978 ± 0.286 |
77.86 ± 3.07 |
110.31 ± 18.81 |
| Average |
-0.432 |
-0.236 |
0.357 |
28.780 |
175.074 |
| Median |
-0.569 |
0.197 |
0.490 |
29.314 |
225.312 |
| Deviation |
0.316 |
0.555 |
0.559 |
42.696 |
61.468 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
48.3 ± 4.2 |
247.9 ± 1.7 |
1.45 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
50.4 ± 3.5 |
405.5 ± 3.1 |
1.45 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
48.5 ± 3.8 |
256.5 ± 1.7 |
1.45 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
48.5 ± 4.5 |
239.0 ± 1.7 |
1.45 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
59.0 ± 2.1 |
250.2 ± 1.6 |
1.45 ± 0.03 |
| RH08 |
79.7 ± 4.4 |
15.9 ± 1.1 |
1.45 ± 0.03 |
| RH09 |
79.7 ± 4.4 |
17.4 ± 1.1 |
1.45 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
79.8 ± 4.4 |
20.5 ± 4.0 |
1.45 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
61.7 |
181.6 |
1.45 |
| Median |
59.0 |
247.9 |
1.45 |
| Deviation |
15.3 |
145.7 |
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 |
8.4 ± 1.5 |
22.4 ± 0.5 |
32.8 ± 1.2 |
60.1 ± 1.5 |
0.38 ± 0.07 |
0.14 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
74.2 ± 1.2 |
21.3 ± 0.5 |
31.4 ± 1.2 |
60.5 ± 1.5 |
3.49 ± 0.12 |
1.23 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
9.6 ± 1.4 |
22.2 ± 0.5 |
32.6 ± 1.2 |
60.1 ± 1.5 |
0.43 ± 0.07 |
0.16 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
7.8 ± 1.5 |
22.2 ± 0.5 |
32.7 ± 1.2 |
60.1 ± 1.5 |
0.35 ± 0.07 |
0.13 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
12.9 ± 1.3 |
16.8 ± 0.4 |
25.4 ± 1.0 |
61.9 ± 1.5 |
0.77 ± 0.09 |
0.21 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
6.1 ± 1.7 |
5.7 ± 0.1 |
8.9 ± 0.3 |
63.9 ± 1.6 |
1.07 ± 0.32 |
0.10 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
6.2 ± 1.7 |
5.7 ± 0.1 |
8.8 ± 0.3 |
63.9 ± 1.6 |
1.11 ± 0.32 |
0.10 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
6.6 ± 1.7 |
5.6 ± 0.1 |
8.8 ± 0.3 |
63.9 ± 1.6 |
1.18 ± 0.32 |
0.10 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
16.5 |
15.2 |
22.7 |
61.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
| Median |
8.4 |
21.3 |
31.4 |
61.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
| Deviation |
23.4 |
8.1 |
11.7 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
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 |
5.7 ± 1.8 |
17.6 ± 0.6 |
22.7 ± 1.0 |
46.2 ± 1.6 |
0.32 ± 0.09 |
0.12 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
53.2 ± 2.5 |
16.7 ± 0.6 |
21.7 ± 0.9 |
46.5 ± 1.6 |
3.18 ± 0.27 |
1.14 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
6.6 ± 1.8 |
17.5 ± 0.6 |
22.6 ± 1.0 |
46.2 ± 1.6 |
0.38 ± 0.09 |
0.14 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
5.2 ± 1.7 |
17.5 ± 0.6 |
22.6 ± 1.0 |
46.2 ± 1.6 |
0.30 ± 0.09 |
0.11 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
9.3 ± 1.6 |
13.2 ± 0.5 |
17.5 ± 0.8 |
47.6 ± 1.6 |
0.70 ± 0.10 |
0.19 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
4.8 ± 0.1 |
4.4 ± 0.2 |
6.1 ± 0.3 |
49.2 ± 1.7 |
1.08 ± 0.07 |
0.10 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
4.9 ± 0.1 |
4.4 ± 0.2 |
6.1 ± 0.3 |
49.2 ± 1.7 |
1.11 ± 0.07 |
0.10 ± 0.01 |
| RH10 |
5.2 ± 0.1 |
4.4 ± 0.2 |
6.1 ± 0.3 |
49.2 ± 1.7 |
1.18 ± 0.07 |
0.11 ± 0.01 |
| Average |
11.9 |
12.0 |
15.7 |
47.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
| Median |
5.7 |
16.7 |
21.7 |
47.6 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
| Deviation |
16.7 |
6.4 |
8.1 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
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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