Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20132992126
Observation time: 10/26/2013 299.89307 2126 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2013 |
| Fractional day of year |
299.893073 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
77161.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
257.985 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-23.567 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
20.993 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0271 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0184 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
12.49, 35.82, 36.91 |
Event added to database
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Tue Jun 10 23:42:58 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Jun 11 02:26:03 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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79.833 ± 5.182
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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] |
-281.5 ± 0.4 |
-304.6 ± 0.6 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
2.6 ± 0.6 |
16.4 ± 1.9 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
9.7 ± 0.5 |
-2.2 ± 1.0 |
| Wi [km/s] |
11.9 ± 0.2 |
13.8 ± 0.5 |
| We [km/s] |
375.3 ± 6.2 |
437.3 ± 16.9 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
3.9 ± 0.1 |
6.2 ± 0.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.3 ± 0.1 |
-3.9 ± 0.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.6 ± 0.1 |
-5.0 ± 0.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.2 ± 0.1 |
0.0 ± 0.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.066 ± 0.065
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0.062 ± 0.061
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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15.32 ± 0.25
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17.85 ± 0.69
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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46.37 ± 0.73
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55.49 ± 1.04
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.968 ± 0.024 |
0.186 ± 0.064 |
-0.167 ± 0.165 |
-9.61 ± 7.15 |
169.12 ± 3.77 |
| VC |
-0.786 ± 0.032 |
0.466 ± 0.050 |
-0.406 ± 0.382 |
-23.97 ± 2.27 |
149.36 ± 3.61 |
| MX1 |
-0.922 ± 0.017 |
0.170 ± 0.062 |
-0.347 ± 0.333 |
-20.32 ± 2.09 |
169.55 ± 3.85 |
| MX2 |
-0.914 ± 0.018 |
0.168 ± 0.062 |
-0.370 ± 0.352 |
-21.69 ± 2.17 |
169.60 ± 3.87 |
| MX3 |
-0.900 ± 0.022 |
0.164 ± 0.061 |
-0.404 ± 0.380 |
-23.80 ± 2.79 |
169.70 ± 3.88 |
| RH08 |
-0.943 ± 0.003 |
0.125 ± 0.009 |
-0.307 ± 0.297 |
-17.89 ± 0.60 |
172.48 ± 0.55 |
| RH09 |
-0.990 ± 0.010 |
0.131 ± 0.067 |
-0.061 ± 0.061 |
-3.52 ± 3.94 |
172.48 ± 3.88 |
| RH10 |
-0.990 ± 0.010 |
0.131 ± 0.067 |
-0.061 ± 0.061 |
-3.52 ± 3.97 |
172.48 ± 3.90 |
| Average |
-0.927 |
0.192 |
-0.266 |
-15.543 |
168.097 |
| Median |
-0.922 |
0.168 |
-0.307 |
-17.894 |
169.700 |
| Deviation |
0.066 |
0.113 |
0.147 |
8.698 |
7.715 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
48.7 ± 1.2 |
344.1 ± 0.8 |
1.58 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
69.2 ± 1.0 |
298.2 ± 0.8 |
1.58 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
50.2 ± 1.0 |
332.0 ± 0.9 |
1.58 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
50.5 ± 1.0 |
329.6 ± 0.9 |
1.58 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
51.0 ± 1.0 |
325.5 ± 0.9 |
1.58 ± 0.07 |
| RH08 |
46.9 ± 1.0 |
336.5 ± 0.8 |
1.58 ± 0.07 |
| RH09 |
45.1 ± 1.2 |
346.6 ± 0.8 |
1.58 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
45.1 ± 1.2 |
346.6 ± 5.2 |
1.58 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
50.8 |
332.4 |
1.58 |
| Median |
50.2 |
336.5 |
1.58 |
| Deviation |
7.8 |
16.0 |
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 |
72.7 ± 0.6 |
9.8 ± 0.1 |
30.6 ± 0.5 |
47.8 ± 0.7 |
7.42 ± 0.13 |
1.52 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
79.6 ± 0.7 |
5.2 ± 0.1 |
16.5 ± 0.3 |
48.6 ± 0.6 |
15.33 ± 0.27 |
1.64 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
75.3 ± 0.6 |
9.5 ± 0.1 |
29.7 ± 0.5 |
47.9 ± 0.7 |
7.93 ± 0.14 |
1.57 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
75.4 ± 0.6 |
9.4 ± 0.1 |
29.5 ± 0.5 |
47.9 ± 0.7 |
8.00 ± 0.14 |
1.57 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
75.6 ± 0.6 |
9.3 ± 0.1 |
29.2 ± 0.5 |
47.9 ± 0.7 |
8.11 ± 0.14 |
1.58 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
73.5 ± 0.6 |
10.2 ± 0.2 |
31.7 ± 0.5 |
47.8 ± 0.7 |
7.24 ± 0.13 |
1.54 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
68.3 ± 0.5 |
10.5 ± 0.2 |
32.7 ± 0.5 |
47.7 ± 0.7 |
6.49 ± 0.11 |
1.43 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
68.3 ± 0.5 |
10.5 ± 0.2 |
32.7 ± 0.5 |
47.7 ± 0.7 |
6.49 ± 0.11 |
1.43 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
73.6 |
9.3 |
29.1 |
47.9 |
8.4 |
1.5 |
| Median |
75.3 |
9.8 |
30.6 |
47.9 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
| Deviation |
3.8 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
0.1 |
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 |
45.7 ± 0.5 |
11.4 ± 0.4 |
36.6 ± 0.7 |
57.2 ± 0.9 |
4.00 ± 0.16 |
0.80 ± 0.01 |
| VC |
50.1 ± 0.5 |
6.1 ± 0.2 |
19.7 ± 0.4 |
58.0 ± 0.8 |
8.28 ± 0.34 |
0.86 ± 0.01 |
| MX1 |
47.5 ± 0.4 |
11.1 ± 0.4 |
35.5 ± 0.7 |
57.2 ± 0.9 |
4.29 ± 0.15 |
0.83 ± 0.01 |
| MX2 |
47.6 ± 0.4 |
11.0 ± 0.4 |
35.3 ± 0.7 |
57.3 ± 0.9 |
4.33 ± 0.15 |
0.83 ± 0.01 |
| MX3 |
47.7 ± 0.4 |
10.9 ± 0.4 |
34.9 ± 0.7 |
57.3 ± 0.9 |
4.39 ± 0.15 |
0.83 ± 0.01 |
| RH8 |
46.3 ± 0.4 |
11.9 ± 0.4 |
37.9 ± 0.7 |
57.1 ± 0.9 |
3.91 ± 0.14 |
0.81 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
42.9 ± 0.6 |
12.3 ± 0.4 |
39.2 ± 0.7 |
57.0 ± 0.9 |
3.50 ± 0.14 |
0.75 ± 0.01 |
| RH10 |
42.9 ± 0.6 |
12.3 ± 0.4 |
39.2 ± 0.7 |
57.0 ± 0.9 |
3.50 ± 0.14 |
0.75 ± 0.01 |
| Average |
46.3 |
10.9 |
34.8 |
57.2 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
| Median |
47.5 |
11.4 |
36.6 |
57.2 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
2.5 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
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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