Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20131380019
Observation time: 05/18/2013 138.01384 0019 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2013 |
| Fractional day of year |
138.013837 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
1195.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
247.971 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-75.688 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
18.246 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0139 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0125 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
13.64, 34.38, 40.54 |
Event added to database
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Tue Oct 8 15:32:40 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Oct 8 17:05:47 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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29.088 ± 5.266
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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] |
-397.3 ± 7.1 |
-437.9 ± 1.4 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-13.7 ± 3.2 |
-12.4 ± 1.5 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-12.3 ± 5.0 |
-23.3 ± 7.3 |
| Wi [km/s] |
29.1 ± 2.2 |
34.3 ± 0.9 |
| We [km/s] |
919.2 ± 68.4 |
1084.0 ± 28.1 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.0 ± 0.3 |
8.4 ± 0.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-2.7 ± 1.0 |
0.2 ± 0.7 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-5.3 ± 0.5 |
-9.1 ± 0.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-4.9 ± 0.2 |
-8.4 ± 0.9 |
Plasma Beta
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0.150 ± 0.136
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0.134 ± 0.138
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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37.53 ± 2.79
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44.26 ± 1.15
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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75.73 ± 2.81
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93.66 ± 4.16
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.858 ± 0.098 |
-0.421 ± 0.142 |
-0.294 ± 0.286 |
-17.12 ± 15.25 |
206.13 ± 9.21 |
| VC |
-0.968 ± 0.043 |
0.021 ± 0.066 |
-0.250 ± 0.245 |
-14.49 ± 9.80 |
178.74 ± 3.88 |
| MX1 |
-0.871 ± 0.067 |
-0.236 ± 0.158 |
-0.431 ± 0.402 |
-25.55 ± 7.15 |
195.18 ± 10.35 |
| MX2 |
-0.869 ± 0.070 |
-0.219 ± 0.156 |
-0.445 ± 0.413 |
-26.39 ± 7.69 |
194.14 ± 10.22 |
| MX3 |
-0.866 ± 0.075 |
-0.199 ± 0.157 |
-0.458 ± 0.423 |
-27.27 ± 8.42 |
192.96 ± 10.34 |
| RH08 |
-0.591 ± 0.030 |
-0.720 ± 0.027 |
0.363 ± 0.346 |
21.29 ± 2.57 |
230.64 ± 2.28 |
| RH09 |
-0.885 ± 0.033 |
-0.423 ± 0.065 |
-0.196 ± 0.193 |
-11.28 ± 3.96 |
205.57 ± 4.16 |
| RH10 |
-0.885 ± 0.033 |
-0.423 ± 0.065 |
-0.196 ± 0.193 |
-11.28 ± 3.96 |
205.57 ± 4.16 |
| Average |
-0.849 |
-0.328 |
-0.238 |
-14.009 |
201.117 |
| Median |
-0.869 |
-0.236 |
-0.250 |
-14.487 |
205.571 |
| Deviation |
0.110 |
0.220 |
0.266 |
15.736 |
15.060 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
39.0 ± 7.1 |
442.1 ± 5.7 |
1.67 ± 0.11 |
| VC |
61.0 ± 8.0 |
489.7 ± 6.9 |
1.67 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
42.1 ± 8.1 |
451.9 ± 6.6 |
1.67 ± 0.11 |
| MX2 |
42.4 ± 8.1 |
451.2 ± 6.6 |
1.67 ± 0.11 |
| MX3 |
42.9 ± 8.1 |
450.3 ± 6.7 |
1.67 ± 0.11 |
| RH08 |
62.0 ± 1.4 |
288.0 ± 2.0 |
1.67 ± 0.11 |
| RH09 |
43.5 ± 6.7 |
452.0 ± 5.5 |
1.67 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
43.5 ± 6.7 |
452.0 ± 21.4 |
1.67 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
47.1 |
434.6 |
1.67 |
| Median |
43.5 |
451.9 |
1.67 |
| Deviation |
9.0 |
60.9 |
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 |
91.8 ± 6.2 |
27.6 ± 1.7 |
58.8 ± 2.2 |
79.9 ± 2.0 |
3.33 ± 0.03 |
1.15 ± 0.10 |
| VC |
102.3 ± 8.2 |
16.6 ± 0.9 |
36.7 ± 1.4 |
82.9 ± 1.7 |
6.17 ± 0.16 |
1.23 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
97.4 ± 7.6 |
26.2 ± 1.5 |
56.2 ± 2.1 |
80.4 ± 2.0 |
3.71 ± 0.07 |
1.21 ± 0.12 |
| MX2 |
97.6 ± 7.7 |
26.0 ± 1.5 |
55.9 ± 2.1 |
80.5 ± 2.0 |
3.74 ± 0.07 |
1.21 ± 0.12 |
| MX3 |
97.8 ± 7.8 |
25.8 ± 1.5 |
55.5 ± 2.1 |
80.5 ± 1.9 |
3.78 ± 0.08 |
1.22 ± 0.12 |
| RH8 |
47.9 ± 0.7 |
16.1 ± 0.9 |
35.6 ± 1.3 |
83.0 ± 1.7 |
2.98 ± 0.15 |
0.58 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
92.4 ± 5.9 |
25.5 ± 1.5 |
54.9 ± 2.0 |
80.6 ± 1.9 |
3.62 ± 0.02 |
1.15 ± 0.09 |
| RH10 |
92.4 ± 5.9 |
25.5 ± 1.5 |
54.9 ± 2.0 |
80.6 ± 1.9 |
3.62 ± 0.02 |
1.15 ± 0.09 |
| Average |
89.9 |
23.7 |
51.1 |
81.1 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
| Median |
97.4 |
25.8 |
55.5 |
80.6 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
| Deviation |
17.4 |
4.6 |
9.3 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
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 |
54.3 ± 1.5 |
32.8 ± 0.9 |
72.8 ± 3.2 |
98.3 ± 4.1 |
1.66 ± 0.08 |
0.55 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
60.2 ± 1.0 |
19.7 ± 0.5 |
45.4 ± 2.0 |
101.7 ± 4.1 |
3.05 ± 0.13 |
0.59 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
57.6 ± 2.4 |
31.1 ± 0.8 |
69.5 ± 3.1 |
98.8 ± 4.1 |
1.85 ± 0.12 |
0.58 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
57.7 ± 2.5 |
30.9 ± 0.8 |
69.1 ± 3.1 |
98.9 ± 4.1 |
1.87 ± 0.12 |
0.58 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
57.8 ± 2.6 |
30.7 ± 0.8 |
68.6 ± 3.0 |
98.9 ± 4.1 |
1.89 ± 0.13 |
0.59 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
28.8 ± 2.8 |
19.1 ± 0.5 |
44.0 ± 2.0 |
101.8 ± 4.1 |
1.50 ± 0.12 |
0.28 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
54.8 ± 0.8 |
30.3 ± 0.8 |
67.9 ± 3.0 |
99.1 ± 4.1 |
1.81 ± 0.07 |
0.55 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
54.8 ± 0.8 |
30.3 ± 0.8 |
67.9 ± 3.0 |
99.1 ± 4.1 |
1.81 ± 0.07 |
0.55 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
53.2 |
28.1 |
63.1 |
99.6 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
| Median |
57.6 |
30.7 |
68.6 |
99.1 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
10.1 |
5.4 |
11.5 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
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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