Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20131610252
Observation time: 06/10/2013 161.11946 0252 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2013 |
| Fractional day of year |
161.119462 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
10321.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
222.964 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-100.310 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
5.615 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0181 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0141 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
5.89, 28.15, 33.80 |
Event added to database
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Tue Oct 8 15:40:56 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Oct 8 17:17:48 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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59.688 ± 1.320
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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] |
-344.1 ± 1.5 |
-363.8 ± 1.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
13.2 ± 1.4 |
8.8 ± 2.5 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
22.0 ± 1.9 |
25.3 ± 2.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
20.0 ± 0.5 |
25.7 ± 0.7 |
| We [km/s] |
632.7 ± 17.0 |
813.1 ± 23.4 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
11.1 ± 0.4 |
20.7 ± 0.5 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-1.4 ± 0.2 |
-1.4 ± 0.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-1.7 ± 0.1 |
-2.9 ± 0.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-3.4 ± 0.1 |
-5.4 ± 0.4 |
Plasma Beta
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0.557 ± 0.552
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0.722 ± 0.713
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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25.83 ± 0.69
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33.20 ± 0.95
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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26.81 ± 0.32
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30.30 ± 1.30
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.991 ± 0.049 |
-0.015 ± 0.445 |
-0.134 ± 0.133 |
-7.72 ± 20.86 |
180.86 ± 25.76 |
| VC |
-0.964 ± 0.031 |
-0.203 ± 0.099 |
0.169 ± 0.167 |
9.71 ± 7.85 |
191.89 ± 5.86 |
| MX1 |
-0.968 ± 0.015 |
-0.227 ± 0.051 |
0.108 ± 0.108 |
6.21 ± 4.91 |
193.20 ± 3.00 |
| MX2 |
-0.963 ± 0.014 |
-0.239 ± 0.045 |
0.122 ± 0.121 |
7.01 ± 4.25 |
193.92 ± 2.66 |
| MX3 |
-0.956 ± 0.017 |
-0.257 ± 0.050 |
0.143 ± 0.142 |
8.24 ± 4.22 |
195.04 ± 3.02 |
| RH08 |
-0.997 ± 0.002 |
-0.026 ± 0.035 |
0.073 ± 0.072 |
4.16 ± 1.71 |
181.50 ± 2.00 |
| RH09 |
-0.984 ± 0.013 |
-0.112 ± 0.070 |
0.140 ± 0.139 |
8.03 ± 4.01 |
186.52 ± 4.07 |
| RH10 |
-0.984 ± 0.013 |
-0.112 ± 0.070 |
0.140 ± 0.139 |
8.03 ± 4.01 |
186.52 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.976 |
-0.149 |
0.095 |
5.459 |
188.681 |
| Median |
-0.968 |
-0.112 |
0.140 |
8.028 |
191.895 |
| Deviation |
0.015 |
0.096 |
0.097 |
5.571 |
5.613 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
62.2 ± 2.7 |
380.1 ± 1.3 |
1.89 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
73.8 ± 2.1 |
377.1 ± 1.3 |
1.89 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
70.1 ± 2.1 |
376.9 ± 1.3 |
1.89 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
70.6 ± 2.1 |
375.4 ± 1.3 |
1.89 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
71.4 ± 2.0 |
373.0 ± 1.3 |
1.89 ± 0.07 |
| RH08 |
72.6 ± 2.6 |
387.7 ± 1.2 |
1.89 ± 0.07 |
| RH09 |
74.1 ± 2.3 |
384.1 ± 1.2 |
1.89 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
74.1 ± 2.3 |
384.1 ± 4.5 |
1.89 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
71.1 |
379.8 |
1.89 |
| Median |
72.6 |
380.1 |
1.89 |
| Deviation |
3.9 |
5.1 |
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 |
42.3 ± 1.7 |
8.9 ± 0.1 |
12.5 ± 0.1 |
36.1 ± 0.5 |
4.73 ± 0.25 |
1.17 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
44.2 ± 1.6 |
5.2 ± 0.1 |
7.5 ± 0.1 |
36.9 ± 0.5 |
8.43 ± 0.43 |
1.20 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
44.4 ± 1.7 |
6.4 ± 0.1 |
9.1 ± 0.1 |
36.7 ± 0.5 |
6.90 ± 0.36 |
1.21 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
44.4 ± 1.7 |
6.3 ± 0.1 |
8.9 ± 0.1 |
36.7 ± 0.5 |
7.08 ± 0.37 |
1.21 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
44.3 ± 1.7 |
6.0 ± 0.1 |
8.6 ± 0.1 |
36.7 ± 0.5 |
7.36 ± 0.39 |
1.21 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
43.4 ± 1.5 |
5.6 ± 0.1 |
8.0 ± 0.1 |
36.8 ± 0.5 |
7.71 ± 0.38 |
1.18 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
44.0 ± 1.6 |
5.1 ± 0.1 |
7.3 ± 0.1 |
36.9 ± 0.5 |
8.57 ± 0.43 |
1.19 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
44.0 ± 1.6 |
5.1 ± 0.1 |
7.3 ± 0.1 |
36.9 ± 0.5 |
8.57 ± 0.43 |
1.19 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
43.9 |
6.1 |
8.7 |
36.7 |
7.4 |
1.2 |
| Median |
44.2 |
6.0 |
8.6 |
36.8 |
7.7 |
1.2 |
| Deviation |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
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 |
23.1 ± 2.1 |
10.7 ± 0.3 |
14.1 ± 0.6 |
43.6 ± 1.3 |
2.16 ± 0.26 |
0.53 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
23.7 ± 1.9 |
6.3 ± 0.2 |
8.5 ± 0.4 |
44.5 ± 1.3 |
3.77 ± 0.42 |
0.53 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
24.0 ± 2.1 |
7.7 ± 0.2 |
10.3 ± 0.4 |
44.3 ± 1.3 |
3.11 ± 0.37 |
0.54 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
24.0 ± 2.1 |
7.5 ± 0.2 |
10.1 ± 0.4 |
44.3 ± 1.3 |
3.18 ± 0.38 |
0.54 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
23.9 ± 2.1 |
7.2 ± 0.2 |
9.7 ± 0.4 |
44.4 ± 1.3 |
3.31 ± 0.39 |
0.54 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
23.4 ± 1.7 |
6.8 ± 0.2 |
9.1 ± 0.4 |
44.4 ± 1.3 |
3.46 ± 0.36 |
0.53 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
23.6 ± 1.8 |
6.2 ± 0.2 |
8.3 ± 0.4 |
44.5 ± 1.3 |
3.84 ± 0.41 |
0.53 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
23.6 ± 1.8 |
6.2 ± 0.2 |
8.3 ± 0.4 |
44.5 ± 1.3 |
3.84 ± 0.41 |
0.53 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
23.7 |
7.3 |
9.8 |
44.3 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
| Median |
23.7 |
7.2 |
9.7 |
44.4 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
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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