Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20150070539
Observation time: 01/07/2015 7.23550 0539 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2015 |
| Fractional day of year |
7.235503 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
20347.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
193.922 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
5.779 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-14.730 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0108 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0128 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
22.67, 54.50, 95.53 |
Event added to database
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Fri Apr 17 10:53:29 2015
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Event last processed
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Tue May 17 16:27:04 2016
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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35.694 ± 2.855
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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] |
-434.8 ± 5.8 |
-478.6 ± 3.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
0.4 ± 5.9 |
5.4 ± 5.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
3.9 ± 1.5 |
-4.9 ± 5.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
26.9 ± 2.3 |
32.6 ± 1.7 |
| We [km/s] |
852.1 ± 72.0 |
1030.4 ± 54.4 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
9.8 ± 0.1 |
14.4 ± 1.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-0.2 ± 0.4 |
-1.6 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-0.3 ± 0.7 |
0.3 ± 0.7 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
8.1 ± 0.0 |
14.2 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.227 ± 0.246
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0.156 ± 0.162
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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34.78 ± 2.94
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42.07 ± 2.22
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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56.70 ± 0.32
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82.64 ± 4.77
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.928 ± 0.202 |
0.269 ± 0.692 |
-0.257 ± 0.251 |
-14.88 ± 5.01 |
163.83 ± 42.71 |
| VC |
-0.977 ± 0.025 |
0.094 ± 0.150 |
-0.193 ± 0.191 |
-11.15 ± 5.99 |
174.48 ± 8.77 |
| MX1 |
-0.965 ± 0.025 |
0.102 ± 0.153 |
-0.243 ± 0.238 |
-14.06 ± 4.47 |
173.96 ± 9.08 |
| MX2 |
-0.966 ± 0.024 |
0.096 ± 0.146 |
-0.242 ± 0.237 |
-14.01 ± 4.40 |
174.34 ± 8.67 |
| MX3 |
-0.966 ± 0.022 |
0.088 ± 0.138 |
-0.241 ± 0.236 |
-13.95 ± 4.32 |
174.80 ± 8.20 |
| RH08 |
-0.428 ± 0.041 |
-0.904 ± 0.020 |
-0.017 ± 0.017 |
-0.96 ± 1.01 |
244.68 ± 2.62 |
| RH09 |
-0.619 ± 0.054 |
-0.782 ± 0.043 |
-0.073 ± 0.072 |
-4.16 ± 3.99 |
231.64 ± 3.96 |
| RH10 |
-0.619 ± 0.054 |
-0.782 ± 0.043 |
-0.073 ± 0.072 |
-4.16 ± 4.03 |
231.64 ± 3.95 |
| Average |
-0.808 |
-0.227 |
-0.167 |
-9.668 |
196.171 |
| Median |
-0.928 |
0.094 |
-0.193 |
-11.154 |
174.798 |
| Deviation |
0.218 |
0.498 |
0.097 |
5.635 |
33.409 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
76.0 ± 4.1 |
554.9 ± 10.9 |
1.49 ± 0.13 |
| VC |
80.2 ± 3.3 |
575.9 ± 10.1 |
1.49 ± 0.13 |
| MX1 |
77.3 ± 3.4 |
570.7 ± 10.3 |
1.49 ± 0.13 |
| MX2 |
77.3 ± 3.3 |
571.0 ± 10.3 |
1.49 ± 0.13 |
| MX3 |
77.4 ± 3.3 |
571.3 ± 10.2 |
1.49 ± 0.13 |
| RH08 |
88.3 ± 2.9 |
233.6 ± 2.9 |
1.49 ± 0.13 |
| RH09 |
88.5 ± 1.9 |
343.3 ± 3.1 |
1.49 ± 0.13 |
| RH10 |
88.5 ± 1.9 |
343.3 ± 10.4 |
1.49 ± 0.13 |
| Average |
81.7 |
470.5 |
1.49 |
| Median |
80.2 |
570.7 |
1.49 |
| Deviation |
5.7 |
139.9 |
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 |
152.2 ± 6.6 |
7.2 ± 0.5 |
13.7 ± 0.1 |
66.2 ± 1.7 |
21.20 ± 1.05 |
2.30 ± 0.08 |
| VC |
152.0 ± 6.0 |
5.1 ± 0.3 |
9.7 ± 0.1 |
66.4 ± 1.7 |
30.10 ± 1.49 |
2.29 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
152.2 ± 5.9 |
6.6 ± 0.4 |
12.5 ± 0.1 |
66.2 ± 1.7 |
23.27 ± 1.16 |
2.30 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
152.1 ± 5.9 |
6.5 ± 0.4 |
12.4 ± 0.1 |
66.2 ± 1.7 |
23.36 ± 1.16 |
2.30 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
152.0 ± 5.8 |
6.5 ± 0.4 |
12.4 ± 0.1 |
66.2 ± 1.7 |
23.48 ± 1.17 |
2.30 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
48.1 ± 2.8 |
0.9 ± 0.1 |
1.6 ± 0.0 |
66.5 ± 1.8 |
56.61 ± 6.51 |
0.72 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
74.7 ± 1.1 |
0.8 ± 0.0 |
1.5 ± 0.0 |
66.5 ± 1.8 |
96.12 ± 7.41 |
1.12 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
74.7 ± 1.1 |
0.8 ± 0.0 |
1.5 ± 0.0 |
66.5 ± 1.8 |
96.12 ± 7.41 |
1.12 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
119.8 |
4.3 |
8.2 |
66.4 |
46.3 |
1.8 |
| Median |
152.0 |
6.5 |
12.4 |
66.4 |
30.1 |
2.3 |
| Deviation |
45.4 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
0.2 |
32.8 |
0.7 |
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 |
108.0 ± 5.4 |
9.1 ± 0.5 |
20.0 ± 1.2 |
92.3 ± 5.1 |
11.92 ± 1.22 |
1.18 ± 0.13 |
| VC |
107.1 ± 4.5 |
6.4 ± 0.3 |
14.1 ± 0.8 |
92.5 ± 5.1 |
16.79 ± 1.56 |
1.16 ± 0.12 |
| MX1 |
107.3 ± 4.7 |
8.3 ± 0.4 |
18.2 ± 1.1 |
92.4 ± 5.1 |
12.99 ± 1.23 |
1.17 ± 0.12 |
| MX2 |
107.2 ± 4.7 |
8.2 ± 0.4 |
18.1 ± 1.0 |
92.4 ± 5.1 |
13.04 ± 1.24 |
1.17 ± 0.12 |
| MX3 |
107.1 ± 4.6 |
8.2 ± 0.4 |
18.0 ± 1.0 |
92.4 ± 5.1 |
13.11 ± 1.24 |
1.16 ± 0.12 |
| RH8 |
33.7 ± 4.0 |
1.1 ± 0.1 |
2.4 ± 0.1 |
92.7 ± 5.1 |
31.18 ± 2.46 |
0.36 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
50.9 ± 2.8 |
1.0 ± 0.1 |
2.2 ± 0.1 |
92.7 ± 5.1 |
51.59 ± 2.03 |
0.55 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
50.9 ± 2.8 |
1.0 ± 0.1 |
2.2 ± 0.1 |
92.7 ± 5.1 |
51.59 ± 2.03 |
0.55 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
84.0 |
5.4 |
11.9 |
92.5 |
25.3 |
0.9 |
| Median |
107.1 |
8.2 |
18.0 |
92.5 |
16.8 |
1.2 |
| Deviation |
32.6 |
3.7 |
8.2 |
0.2 |
17.4 |
0.4 |
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 Wed Jan 22 21:47:00 2020
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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