Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20153101745
Observation time: 11/06/2015 310.73964 1745 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2015 |
| Fractional day of year |
310.739635 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
63904.5 ± 10.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
229.564 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-96.365 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
11.378 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0274 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0002
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0060 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
25.50, 39.92, 45.08 |
Event added to database
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Thu Apr 28 09:36:14 2016
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Event last processed
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Tue May 17 17:24:48 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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1301.287 ± 732.094
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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] |
-447.6 ± 7.2 |
-507.8 ± 3.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-20.6 ± 8.2 |
-70.8 ± 1.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-30.8 ± 6.8 |
-73.6 ± 6.3 |
| Wi [km/s] |
20.7 ± 2.6 |
32.8 ± 3.0 |
| We [km/s] |
654.8 ± 83.2 |
1036.6 ± 95.1 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.2 ± 0.8 |
14.5 ± 4.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-5.7 ± 0.2 |
-7.0 ± 0.0 |
| By GSE [nT] |
2.1 ± 0.4 |
5.2 ± 0.5 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.6 ± 0.5 |
9.4 ± 0.5 |
Plasma Beta
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0.075 ± 0.063
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0.195 ± 0.214
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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26.73 ± 3.40
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42.32 ± 3.88
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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76.56 ± 7.55
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74.81 ± 12.04
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.983 ± 0.020 |
-0.059 ± 0.183 |
-0.175 ± 0.173 |
-10.08 ± 5.62 |
183.46 ± 10.69 |
| VC |
-0.676 ± 0.080 |
-0.564 ± 0.092 |
-0.474 ± 0.435 |
-28.33 ± 4.95 |
219.85 ± 7.44 |
| MX1 |
-0.962 ± 0.024 |
-0.262 ± 0.085 |
-0.082 ± 0.082 |
-4.70 ± 3.06 |
195.24 ± 5.07 |
| MX2 |
-0.946 ± 0.027 |
-0.319 ± 0.080 |
-0.053 ± 0.053 |
-3.07 ± 2.95 |
198.63 ± 4.86 |
| MX3 |
-0.923 ± 0.043 |
-0.385 ± 0.102 |
-0.019 ± 0.019 |
-1.09 ± 3.47 |
202.64 ± 6.35 |
| RH08 |
-0.124 ± 0.024 |
0.852 ± 0.005 |
-0.508 ± 0.459 |
-30.56 ± 0.40 |
98.27 ± 1.61 |
| RH09 |
-0.975 ± 0.015 |
-0.181 ± 0.069 |
-0.128 ± 0.128 |
-7.38 ± 3.70 |
190.53 ± 4.05 |
| RH10 |
-0.975 ± 0.016 |
-0.181 ± 0.069 |
-0.128 ± 0.128 |
-7.38 ± 4.00 |
190.53 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.820 |
-0.137 |
-0.196 |
-11.571 |
184.894 |
| Median |
-0.946 |
-0.181 |
-0.128 |
-7.382 |
195.238 |
| Deviation |
0.299 |
0.428 |
0.189 |
11.389 |
36.647 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
47.3 ± 2.2 |
547.4 ± 3.7 |
4.51 ± 1.55 |
| VC |
82.8 ± 1.4 |
454.1 ± 4.7 |
4.51 ± 1.55 |
| MX1 |
49.7 ± 1.3 |
545.0 ± 3.8 |
4.51 ± 1.55 |
| MX2 |
50.8 ± 1.2 |
539.1 ± 3.8 |
4.51 ± 1.55 |
| MX3 |
52.3 ± 1.2 |
529.0 ± 3.7 |
4.51 ± 1.55 |
| RH08 |
84.5 ± 4.5 |
34.9 ± 0.8 |
4.51 ± 1.55 |
| RH09 |
48.8 ± 1.6 |
549.4 ± 3.8 |
4.51 ± 1.55 |
| RH10 |
48.8 ± 1.6 |
549.4 ± 15.7 |
4.51 ± 1.55 |
| Average |
58.1 |
468.5 |
4.51 |
| Median |
50.8 |
545.0 |
4.51 |
| Deviation |
15.8 |
178.1 |
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 |
100.9 ± 6.7 |
17.5 ± 2.1 |
51.9 ± 5.1 |
79.2 ± 7.4 |
5.86 ± 0.86 |
1.29 ± 0.19 |
| VC |
125.4 ± 3.9 |
3.2 ± 0.4 |
9.6 ± 0.9 |
81.1 ± 7.4 |
40.22 ± 5.33 |
1.56 ± 0.15 |
| MX1 |
106.7 ± 5.3 |
16.7 ± 2.0 |
49.5 ± 4.9 |
79.4 ± 7.4 |
6.50 ± 0.95 |
1.36 ± 0.18 |
| MX2 |
107.3 ± 4.9 |
16.2 ± 1.9 |
48.4 ± 4.8 |
79.5 ± 7.4 |
6.71 ± 0.98 |
1.36 ± 0.18 |
| MX3 |
107.5 ± 4.5 |
15.7 ± 1.9 |
46.8 ± 4.6 |
79.6 ± 7.4 |
6.96 ± 1.02 |
1.36 ± 0.17 |
| RH8 |
-18.6 ± 8.8 |
2.4 ± 0.3 |
7.3 ± 0.7 |
81.1 ± 7.4 |
-7.96 ± 4.26 |
-0.23 ± 0.10 |
| RH9 |
105.3 ± 5.9 |
17.0 ± 2.0 |
50.4 ± 5.0 |
79.4 ± 7.4 |
6.30 ± 0.92 |
1.34 ± 0.19 |
| RH10 |
105.3 ± 5.9 |
17.0 ± 2.0 |
50.4 ± 5.0 |
79.4 ± 7.4 |
6.30 ± 0.92 |
1.34 ± 0.19 |
| Average |
92.5 |
13.2 |
39.3 |
79.8 |
8.9 |
1.2 |
| Median |
106.7 |
16.7 |
49.5 |
79.5 |
6.5 |
1.4 |
| Deviation |
45.5 |
6.4 |
19.1 |
0.8 |
13.6 |
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 |
31.3 ± 2.0 |
26.2 ± 2.7 |
50.7 ± 8.2 |
81.9 ± 12.1 |
1.20 ± 0.05 |
0.38 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
36.1 ± 1.7 |
4.6 ± 0.5 |
9.4 ± 1.5 |
85.8 ± 12.4 |
7.87 ± 1.22 |
0.43 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
32.1 ± 2.2 |
24.9 ± 2.6 |
48.4 ± 7.8 |
82.3 ± 12.1 |
1.29 ± 0.05 |
0.39 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
32.0 ± 2.2 |
24.3 ± 2.6 |
47.3 ± 7.6 |
82.5 ± 12.2 |
1.32 ± 0.05 |
0.39 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
31.8 ± 2.2 |
23.4 ± 2.5 |
45.7 ± 7.4 |
82.7 ± 12.2 |
1.36 ± 0.05 |
0.39 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
-5.1 ± 1.5 |
3.5 ± 0.4 |
7.2 ± 1.2 |
85.9 ± 12.4 |
-1.42 ± 0.26 |
-0.06 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
32.0 ± 2.0 |
25.4 ± 2.7 |
49.2 ± 7.9 |
82.1 ± 12.1 |
1.26 ± 0.05 |
0.39 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
32.0 ± 2.0 |
25.4 ± 2.7 |
49.2 ± 7.9 |
82.1 ± 12.1 |
1.26 ± 0.05 |
0.39 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
27.8 |
19.7 |
38.4 |
83.2 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
| Median |
32.0 |
24.9 |
48.4 |
82.5 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
| Deviation |
13.4 |
9.7 |
18.7 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
0.2 |
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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