Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20140440855
Observation time: 02/13/2014 44.37186 0855 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2014 |
| Fractional day of year |
44.371858 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
32128.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
204.450 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
88.638 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-9.424 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0210 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0120 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
11.81, 22.38, 24.33 |
Event added to database
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Wed Jun 11 01:29:03 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Jun 11 02:54:42 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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47.064 ± 2.085
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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] |
-362.2 ± 1.0 |
-402.3 ± 2.3 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-7.2 ± 1.4 |
-21.3 ± 2.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-0.2 ± 1.3 |
-2.4 ± 1.9 |
| Wi [km/s] |
10.7 ± 0.4 |
16.4 ± 0.9 |
| We [km/s] |
338.9 ± 11.3 |
519.9 ± 28.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
3.7 ± 0.1 |
6.0 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
1.5 ± 0.1 |
1.1 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.4 ± 0.1 |
-4.2 ± 0.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
5.0 ± 0.1 |
8.4 ± 0.1 |
Plasma Beta
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0.028 ± 0.027
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0.038 ± 0.038
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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13.84 ± 0.46
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21.23 ± 1.17
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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64.68 ± 0.82
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84.54 ± 1.14
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.990 ± 0.018 |
-0.001 ± 0.275 |
-0.139 ± 0.138 |
-8.00 ± 7.57 |
180.08 ± 15.88 |
| VC |
-0.942 ± 0.016 |
-0.331 ± 0.045 |
-0.048 ± 0.048 |
-2.76 ± 2.65 |
199.38 ± 2.73 |
| MX1 |
-0.948 ± 0.020 |
-0.221 ± 0.052 |
-0.230 ± 0.226 |
-13.31 ± 4.20 |
193.13 ± 3.14 |
| MX2 |
-0.945 ± 0.020 |
-0.230 ± 0.045 |
-0.234 ± 0.229 |
-13.51 ± 4.22 |
193.65 ± 2.74 |
| MX3 |
-0.941 ± 0.020 |
-0.242 ± 0.036 |
-0.238 ± 0.234 |
-13.79 ± 4.27 |
194.41 ± 2.20 |
| RH08 |
-0.972 ± 0.003 |
-0.128 ± 0.014 |
-0.196 ± 0.193 |
-11.28 ± 0.71 |
187.52 ± 0.82 |
| RH09 |
-0.976 ± 0.015 |
-0.094 ± 0.071 |
-0.196 ± 0.193 |
-11.28 ± 3.85 |
185.52 ± 4.14 |
| RH10 |
-0.980 ± 0.014 |
-0.077 ± 0.070 |
-0.184 ± 0.182 |
-10.62 ± 3.96 |
184.51 ± 4.11 |
| Average |
-0.962 |
-0.166 |
-0.183 |
-10.569 |
189.776 |
| Median |
-0.948 |
-0.128 |
-0.196 |
-11.276 |
193.131 |
| Deviation |
0.020 |
0.108 |
0.064 |
3.686 |
6.380 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
67.7 ± 1.1 |
468.3 ± 2.7 |
1.61 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
81.5 ± 0.7 |
459.6 ± 2.8 |
1.61 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
69.3 ± 0.7 |
458.4 ± 2.8 |
1.61 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
69.4 ± 0.7 |
457.5 ± 2.8 |
1.61 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
69.5 ± 0.7 |
456.1 ± 2.8 |
1.61 ± 0.06 |
| RH08 |
68.3 ± 0.9 |
465.6 ± 2.8 |
1.61 ± 0.06 |
| RH09 |
67.4 ± 0.9 |
465.9 ± 2.8 |
1.61 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
67.5 ± 1.0 |
466.9 ± 13.2 |
1.61 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
70.1 |
462.3 |
1.61 |
| Median |
69.3 |
465.6 |
1.61 |
| Deviation |
4.7 |
4.9 |
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 |
109.6 ± 0.9 |
5.1 ± 0.2 |
24.5 ± 0.3 |
65.9 ± 0.8 |
21.30 ± 0.63 |
1.66 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
116.0 ± 0.8 |
2.0 ± 0.1 |
9.5 ± 0.1 |
66.1 ± 0.8 |
58.26 ± 1.76 |
1.75 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
113.5 ± 0.8 |
4.8 ± 0.2 |
22.8 ± 0.3 |
66.0 ± 0.8 |
23.70 ± 0.71 |
1.72 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
113.6 ± 0.8 |
4.8 ± 0.2 |
22.8 ± 0.3 |
66.0 ± 0.8 |
23.82 ± 0.71 |
1.72 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
113.6 ± 0.8 |
4.7 ± 0.2 |
22.6 ± 0.3 |
66.0 ± 0.8 |
23.99 ± 0.72 |
1.72 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
112.5 ± 0.9 |
5.0 ± 0.2 |
23.9 ± 0.3 |
66.0 ± 0.8 |
22.47 ± 0.67 |
1.71 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
111.6 ± 0.9 |
5.2 ± 0.2 |
24.9 ± 0.3 |
65.9 ± 0.8 |
21.40 ± 0.64 |
1.69 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
111.4 ± 0.9 |
5.2 ± 0.2 |
24.8 ± 0.3 |
65.9 ± 0.8 |
21.43 ± 0.64 |
1.69 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
112.7 |
4.6 |
22.0 |
66.0 |
27.0 |
1.7 |
| Median |
113.5 |
5.0 |
23.9 |
66.0 |
23.7 |
1.7 |
| Deviation |
1.9 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
12.7 |
0.0 |
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 |
69.5 ± 2.5 |
7.8 ± 0.4 |
32.1 ± 0.4 |
86.8 ± 0.9 |
8.88 ± 0.39 |
0.80 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
73.4 ± 2.8 |
3.0 ± 0.2 |
12.4 ± 0.2 |
87.1 ± 0.9 |
24.24 ± 1.20 |
0.84 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
71.8 ± 2.9 |
7.3 ± 0.4 |
29.9 ± 0.4 |
86.9 ± 0.9 |
9.86 ± 0.50 |
0.83 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
71.9 ± 2.9 |
7.3 ± 0.4 |
29.7 ± 0.4 |
86.9 ± 0.9 |
9.91 ± 0.51 |
0.83 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
72.0 ± 2.9 |
7.2 ± 0.4 |
29.6 ± 0.4 |
86.9 ± 0.9 |
9.98 ± 0.52 |
0.83 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
71.2 ± 2.7 |
7.6 ± 0.4 |
31.2 ± 0.4 |
86.8 ± 0.9 |
9.35 ± 0.45 |
0.82 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
70.7 ± 2.7 |
8.0 ± 0.4 |
32.5 ± 0.4 |
86.8 ± 0.9 |
8.91 ± 0.42 |
0.82 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
70.6 ± 2.7 |
7.9 ± 0.4 |
32.4 ± 0.4 |
86.8 ± 0.9 |
8.92 ± 0.42 |
0.81 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
71.4 |
7.0 |
28.7 |
86.9 |
11.3 |
0.8 |
| Median |
71.8 |
7.6 |
31.2 |
86.9 |
9.9 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
1.2 |
1.6 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
5.3 |
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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