Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20132880057
Observation time: 10/15/2013 288.04023 0057 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2013 |
| Fractional day of year |
288.040226 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
3475.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
258.833 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
18.415 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
19.770 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0183 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0122 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.54, 6.71, 8.18 |
Event added to database
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Tue Jun 10 23:34:02 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Jun 11 02:23:43 2014
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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63.056 ± 3.622
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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] |
-467.0 ± 4.1 |
-518.4 ± 12.1 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
9.9 ± 3.8 |
73.9 ± 5.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
10.5 ± 11.2 |
-40.0 ± 10.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
50.8 ± 2.4 |
74.7 ± 7.9 |
| We [km/s] |
1604.9 ± 75.8 |
2363.6 ± 251.4 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.5 ± 0.4 |
6.4 ± 1.1 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-6.2 ± 0.4 |
-2.0 ± 1.0 |
| By GSE [nT] |
8.9 ± 0.3 |
5.6 ± 0.8 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-2.1 ± 0.7 |
5.7 ± 2.1 |
Plasma Beta
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0.242 ± 0.239
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1.137 ± 1.328
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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65.52 ± 3.10
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96.49 ± 10.26
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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103.67 ± 3.15
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74.03 ± 13.66
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.350 ± 0.027 |
0.778 ± 0.024 |
0.522 ± 0.469 |
31.48 ± 2.50 |
114.23 ± 1.88 |
| VC |
-0.531 ± 0.068 |
0.671 ± 0.064 |
-0.517 ± 0.465 |
-31.16 ± 6.34 |
128.38 ± 4.96 |
| MX1 |
-0.389 ± 0.116 |
0.754 ± 0.064 |
0.529 ± 0.473 |
31.93 ± 2.83 |
117.31 ± 8.73 |
| MX2 |
-0.352 ± 0.026 |
0.776 ± 0.023 |
0.523 ± 0.469 |
31.52 ± 2.51 |
114.38 ± 1.75 |
| MX3 |
-0.312 ± 0.114 |
0.804 ± 0.051 |
0.506 ± 0.458 |
30.41 ± 3.22 |
111.18 ± 8.10 |
| RH08 |
-0.811 ± 0.008 |
-0.559 ± 0.011 |
0.173 ± 0.171 |
9.97 ± 1.15 |
214.60 ± 0.76 |
| RH09 |
-0.811 ± 0.024 |
-0.559 ± 0.033 |
0.173 ± 0.171 |
9.97 ± 3.35 |
214.60 ± 2.29 |
| RH10 |
-0.809 ± 0.027 |
-0.558 ± 0.037 |
0.184 ± 0.182 |
10.62 ± 3.72 |
214.60 ± 2.54 |
| Average |
-0.546 |
0.263 |
0.262 |
15.596 |
153.658 |
| Median |
-0.389 |
0.754 |
0.506 |
30.411 |
128.381 |
| Deviation |
0.228 |
0.682 |
0.358 |
21.601 |
50.713 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
43.7 ± 3.4 |
341.6 ± 117.5 |
1.12 ± 0.16 |
| VC |
20.6 ± 3.4 |
619.1 ± 289.3 |
1.12 ± 0.16 |
| MX1 |
43.6 ± 3.4 |
359.3 ± 118.5 |
1.12 ± 0.16 |
| MX2 |
43.7 ± 3.4 |
342.4 ± 117.5 |
1.12 ± 0.16 |
| MX3 |
43.4 ± 3.4 |
327.3 ± 118.6 |
1.12 ± 0.16 |
| RH08 |
88.1 ± 2.4 |
346.5 ± 13.3 |
1.12 ± 0.16 |
| RH09 |
88.1 ± 2.4 |
346.5 ± 13.3 |
1.12 ± 0.16 |
| RH10 |
87.9 ± 2.4 |
348.5 ± 53.5 |
1.12 ± 0.16 |
| Average |
57.4 |
378.9 |
1.12 |
| Median |
43.7 |
346.5 |
1.12 |
| Deviation |
26.5 |
97.5 |
0.00 |
Upstream 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 |
164.9 ± 7.9 |
42.7 ± 1.3 |
75.0 ± 2.3 |
115.0 ± 1.8 |
3.87 ± 0.17 |
1.43 ± 0.08 |
| VC |
369.8 ± 4.6 |
59.2 ± 2.3 |
97.1 ± 2.9 |
107.5 ± 2.5 |
6.26 ± 0.28 |
3.44 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
164.5 ± 7.8 |
42.8 ± 1.3 |
75.1 ± 2.3 |
115.0 ± 1.8 |
3.85 ± 0.17 |
1.43 ± 0.08 |
| MX2 |
164.8 ± 7.9 |
42.7 ± 1.3 |
75.0 ± 2.3 |
115.0 ± 1.8 |
3.86 ± 0.17 |
1.43 ± 0.08 |
| MX3 |
168.4 ± 7.8 |
42.9 ± 1.3 |
75.3 ± 2.3 |
115.0 ± 1.8 |
3.93 ± 0.17 |
1.47 ± 0.08 |
| RH8 |
-28.4 ± 4.3 |
1.9 ± 0.0 |
3.5 ± 0.1 |
122.7 ± 1.4 |
-15.20 ± 2.23 |
-0.23 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
-28.4 ± 4.3 |
1.9 ± 0.0 |
3.5 ± 0.1 |
122.7 ± 1.4 |
-15.20 ± 2.23 |
-0.23 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
-25.7 ± 4.2 |
2.0 ± 0.1 |
3.7 ± 0.1 |
122.7 ± 1.4 |
-12.93 ± 2.09 |
-0.21 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
118.7 |
29.5 |
51.0 |
116.9 |
-2.7 |
1.1 |
| Median |
164.8 |
42.7 |
75.0 |
115.0 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
| Deviation |
139.4 |
23.5 |
40.0 |
5.4 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
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 |
123.6 ± 3.5 |
44.8 ± 3.3 |
53.5 ± 9.9 |
113.9 ± 1.7 |
2.77 ± 0.26 |
1.09 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
273.4 ± 14.9 |
63.2 ± 6.1 |
69.3 ± 12.8 |
104.7 ± 3.3 |
4.37 ± 0.63 |
2.61 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
122.9 ± 3.8 |
44.9 ± 3.3 |
53.7 ± 9.9 |
113.9 ± 1.7 |
2.75 ± 0.27 |
1.08 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
123.5 ± 3.5 |
44.8 ± 3.3 |
53.5 ± 9.9 |
113.9 ± 1.7 |
2.77 ± 0.26 |
1.08 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
126.5 ± 3.3 |
45.0 ± 3.3 |
53.8 ± 9.9 |
113.8 ± 1.7 |
2.82 ± 0.26 |
1.11 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
-25.5 ± 5.6 |
1.9 ± 0.1 |
2.5 ± 0.5 |
122.4 ± 1.9 |
-13.04 ± 2.19 |
-0.21 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
-25.5 ± 5.6 |
1.9 ± 0.1 |
2.5 ± 0.5 |
122.4 ± 1.9 |
-13.04 ± 2.19 |
-0.21 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
-22.2 ± 5.5 |
2.1 ± 0.1 |
2.7 ± 0.5 |
122.4 ± 1.9 |
-10.68 ± 2.09 |
-0.18 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
87.1 |
31.1 |
36.4 |
115.9 |
-2.7 |
0.8 |
| Median |
123.5 |
44.8 |
53.5 |
113.9 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
| Deviation |
105.2 |
24.9 |
28.6 |
6.2 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
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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