Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20140401045
Observation time: 02/09/2014 40.44821 1045 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2014 |
| Fractional day of year |
40.448212 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
38725.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
201.223 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
81.860 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-11.348 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0231 |
| 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 |
1.10, 1.38, 1.48 |
Event added to database
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Wed Jun 11 01:24:56 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Jun 11 02:52:35 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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75.980 ± 0.644
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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] |
-383.5 ± 1.1 |
-454.0 ± 1.0 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-26.7 ± 2.1 |
8.8 ± 1.1 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
3.1 ± 3.5 |
41.2 ± 3.2 |
| Wi [km/s] |
24.1 ± 1.6 |
35.8 ± 1.9 |
| We [km/s] |
763.2 ± 49.8 |
1131.0 ± 60.1 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.2 ± 0.6 |
11.0 ± 0.8 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-7.6 ± 0.2 |
5.9 ± 0.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
3.7 ± 0.2 |
-3.4 ± 0.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
5.0 ± 0.4 |
1.7 ± 0.8 |
Plasma Beta
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0.067 ± 0.069
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0.592 ± 0.611
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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31.16 ± 2.03
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46.17 ± 2.45
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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94.56 ± 7.38
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46.60 ± 1.81
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.779 ± 0.735 |
0.097 ± 0.992 |
-0.619 ± 0.524 |
-38.24 ± 67.55 |
172.91 ± 72.62 |
| VC |
-0.805 ± 0.021 |
0.405 ± 0.020 |
0.434 ± 0.404 |
25.70 ± 2.76 |
153.31 ± 1.27 |
| MX1 |
-0.838 ± 0.662 |
-0.501 ± 1.039 |
-0.216 ± 0.213 |
-12.50 ± 74.26 |
210.91 ± 70.41 |
| MX2 |
-0.780 ± 0.734 |
0.095 ± 0.990 |
-0.619 ± 0.524 |
-38.24 ± 67.51 |
173.06 ± 72.49 |
| MX3 |
-0.824 ± 0.684 |
0.031 ± 1.089 |
-0.565 ± 0.495 |
-34.41 ± 69.29 |
177.82 ± 75.66 |
| RH08 |
-0.474 ± 0.009 |
-0.880 ± 0.005 |
-0.039 ± 0.039 |
-2.24 ± 2.26 |
241.67 ± 0.58 |
| RH09 |
-0.474 ± 0.015 |
-0.880 ± 0.008 |
-0.039 ± 0.039 |
-2.24 ± 3.81 |
241.67 ± 0.99 |
| RH10 |
-0.474 ± 0.015 |
-0.880 ± 0.008 |
-0.039 ± 0.039 |
-2.24 ± 3.81 |
241.67 ± 0.99 |
| Average |
-0.681 |
-0.314 |
-0.213 |
-13.052 |
201.627 |
| Median |
-0.779 |
0.031 |
-0.039 |
-2.241 |
210.908 |
| Deviation |
0.172 |
0.530 |
0.371 |
22.608 |
36.721 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
71.0 ± 2.6 |
358.1 ± 1.7 |
2.24 ± 0.31 |
| VC |
4.8 ± 2.9 |
463.2 ± 3.4 |
2.24 ± 0.31 |
| MX1 |
69.7 ± 1.2 |
395.2 ± 1.4 |
2.24 ± 0.31 |
| MX2 |
71.0 ± 2.6 |
358.1 ± 1.7 |
2.24 ± 0.31 |
| MX3 |
68.7 ± 2.5 |
382.9 ± 1.8 |
2.24 ± 0.31 |
| RH08 |
89.3 ± 0.8 |
206.8 ± 0.2 |
2.24 ± 0.31 |
| RH09 |
89.3 ± 0.8 |
206.8 ± 0.2 |
2.24 ± 0.31 |
| RH10 |
89.3 ± 0.8 |
206.8 ± 1.6 |
2.24 ± 0.31 |
| Average |
69.1 |
322.2 |
2.24 |
| Median |
71.0 |
358.1 |
2.24 |
| Deviation |
27.7 |
101.0 |
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 |
63.7 ± 2.6 |
9.7 ± 0.6 |
30.8 ± 2.4 |
99.1 ± 6.8 |
6.61 ± 0.53 |
0.65 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
163.9 ± 1.7 |
31.0 ± 2.0 |
94.2 ± 7.3 |
94.6 ± 7.4 |
5.30 ± 0.40 |
1.74 ± 0.12 |
| MX1 |
61.2 ± 1.4 |
10.3 ± 0.6 |
32.8 ± 2.6 |
99.1 ± 6.8 |
5.96 ± 0.31 |
0.62 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
63.6 ± 2.6 |
9.7 ± 0.6 |
30.8 ± 2.4 |
99.1 ± 6.8 |
6.61 ± 0.53 |
0.65 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
69.4 ± 2.4 |
10.8 ± 0.6 |
34.3 ± 2.7 |
99.0 ± 6.8 |
6.45 ± 0.49 |
0.70 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
1.6 ± 1.8 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
1.1 ± 0.1 |
99.6 ± 6.8 |
4.46 ± 5.02 |
0.02 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
1.6 ± 1.8 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
1.1 ± 0.1 |
99.6 ± 6.8 |
4.46 ± 5.02 |
0.02 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
1.6 ± 1.8 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
1.1 ± 0.1 |
99.6 ± 6.8 |
4.46 ± 5.02 |
0.02 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
53.3 |
9.1 |
28.3 |
98.7 |
5.5 |
0.6 |
| Median |
63.6 |
9.7 |
30.8 |
99.1 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
54.5 |
10.1 |
30.8 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
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 |
28.9 ± 2.0 |
10.8 ± 0.4 |
15.2 ± 0.6 |
64.7 ± 2.3 |
2.67 ± 0.18 |
0.45 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
76.3 ± 2.0 |
44.0 ± 1.6 |
46.4 ± 1.8 |
48.7 ± 1.8 |
1.74 ± 0.10 |
1.57 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
28.2 ± 0.6 |
11.5 ± 0.4 |
16.2 ± 0.6 |
64.6 ± 2.3 |
2.44 ± 0.08 |
0.44 ± 0.01 |
| MX2 |
28.8 ± 2.0 |
10.8 ± 0.4 |
15.2 ± 0.6 |
64.7 ± 2.3 |
2.67 ± 0.18 |
0.45 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
31.6 ± 1.9 |
12.1 ± 0.4 |
16.9 ± 0.7 |
64.5 ± 2.3 |
2.61 ± 0.15 |
0.49 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
0.9 ± 0.5 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
65.6 ± 2.3 |
2.31 ± 1.22 |
0.01 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
0.9 ± 0.5 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
65.6 ± 2.3 |
2.31 ± 1.22 |
0.01 ± 0.01 |
| RH10 |
0.9 ± 0.5 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
65.6 ± 2.3 |
2.31 ± 1.22 |
0.01 ± 0.01 |
| Average |
24.6 |
11.3 |
13.9 |
63.0 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
| Median |
28.8 |
10.8 |
15.2 |
64.7 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
| Deviation |
25.2 |
14.3 |
15.2 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
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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