Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20160741616
Observation time: 03/14/2016 74.67814 1616 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2016 |
| Fractional day of year |
74.678142 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
58591.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
257.858 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
30.560 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
12.866 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0176 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0091 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
5.82, 9.99, 12.07 |
Event added to database
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Thu Apr 28 10:03:37 2016
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Event last processed
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Tue May 17 17:35:26 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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58.062 ± 3.074
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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] |
-366.8 ± 2.3 |
-387.9 ± 5.7 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-31.0 ± 1.7 |
-52.2 ± 4.8 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
18.6 ± 3.1 |
31.7 ± 7.9 |
| Wi [km/s] |
30.3 ± 2.0 |
33.3 ± 1.2 |
| We [km/s] |
959.5 ± 63.6 |
1054.1 ± 38.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
13.8 ± 0.5 |
23.0 ± 2.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-4.4 ± 0.7 |
-6.8 ± 0.7 |
| By GSE [nT] |
3.2 ± 0.6 |
7.4 ± 1.1 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
1.8 ± 0.4 |
2.1 ± 1.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.820 ± 0.754
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0.522 ± 0.445
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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39.17 ± 2.60
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43.03 ± 1.58
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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33.76 ± 1.51
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46.83 ± 4.46
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.811 ± 0.258 |
-0.499 ± 0.310 |
0.305 ± 0.295 |
17.78 ± 41.37 |
211.58 ± 20.29 |
| VC |
-0.640 ± 0.122 |
-0.650 ± 0.122 |
0.410 ± 0.385 |
24.19 ± 14.37 |
225.45 ± 8.71 |
| MX1 |
-0.790 ± 0.113 |
-0.426 ± 0.140 |
0.441 ± 0.410 |
26.19 ± 12.88 |
208.37 ± 9.58 |
| MX2 |
-0.788 ± 0.110 |
-0.429 ± 0.139 |
0.441 ± 0.410 |
26.18 ± 12.32 |
208.58 ± 9.55 |
| MX3 |
-0.786 ± 0.109 |
-0.432 ± 0.138 |
0.443 ± 0.411 |
26.27 ± 12.06 |
208.80 ± 9.50 |
| RH08 |
-0.867 ± 0.023 |
-0.453 ± 0.041 |
0.207 ± 0.204 |
11.93 ± 2.71 |
207.58 ± 2.69 |
| RH09 |
-0.892 ± 0.032 |
-0.427 ± 0.063 |
0.151 ± 0.150 |
8.68 ± 4.03 |
205.57 ± 4.07 |
| RH10 |
-0.892 ± 0.032 |
-0.427 ± 0.063 |
0.151 ± 0.150 |
8.68 ± 4.03 |
205.57 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.808 |
-0.468 |
0.319 |
18.736 |
210.187 |
| Median |
-0.790 |
-0.429 |
0.410 |
24.187 |
208.583 |
| Deviation |
0.082 |
0.078 |
0.132 |
7.992 |
6.460 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
63.9 ± 7.6 |
398.0 ± 1.8 |
1.69 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
75.2 ± 6.9 |
343.9 ± 2.1 |
1.69 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
59.7 ± 6.9 |
391.3 ± 2.2 |
1.69 ± 0.09 |
| MX2 |
59.9 ± 6.9 |
391.0 ± 2.2 |
1.69 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
60.1 ± 6.9 |
390.4 ± 2.2 |
1.69 ± 0.09 |
| RH08 |
61.4 ± 8.1 |
412.5 ± 1.7 |
1.69 ± 0.09 |
| RH09 |
60.4 ± 8.3 |
417.6 ± 1.8 |
1.69 ± 0.09 |
| RH10 |
60.4 ± 8.3 |
417.6 ± 6.6 |
1.69 ± 0.09 |
| Average |
62.6 |
395.3 |
1.69 |
| Median |
60.4 |
398.0 |
1.69 |
| Deviation |
5.3 |
23.9 |
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 |
79.2 ± 1.7 |
11.5 ± 0.3 |
14.8 ± 0.7 |
50.5 ± 1.7 |
6.89 ± 0.12 |
1.57 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
81.4 ± 1.4 |
6.6 ± 0.2 |
8.6 ± 0.4 |
51.3 ± 1.7 |
12.37 ± 0.17 |
1.59 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
80.3 ± 1.2 |
13.3 ± 0.4 |
17.0 ± 0.8 |
50.0 ± 1.7 |
6.03 ± 0.10 |
1.61 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
80.4 ± 1.2 |
13.2 ± 0.3 |
16.9 ± 0.8 |
50.0 ± 1.7 |
6.08 ± 0.10 |
1.61 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
80.5 ± 1.2 |
13.2 ± 0.3 |
16.8 ± 0.8 |
50.1 ± 1.7 |
6.12 ± 0.10 |
1.61 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
76.5 ± 2.0 |
12.6 ± 0.3 |
16.1 ± 0.7 |
50.2 ± 1.7 |
6.09 ± 0.13 |
1.52 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
74.5 ± 2.2 |
13.0 ± 0.3 |
16.7 ± 0.7 |
50.1 ± 1.7 |
5.71 ± 0.13 |
1.49 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
74.5 ± 2.2 |
13.0 ± 0.3 |
16.7 ± 0.7 |
50.1 ± 1.7 |
5.71 ± 0.13 |
1.49 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
78.4 |
12.1 |
15.5 |
50.3 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
| Median |
80.3 |
13.0 |
16.7 |
50.1 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
| Deviation |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
Downstream 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 |
47.6 ± 3.5 |
14.2 ± 0.4 |
20.6 ± 2.0 |
62.1 ± 2.2 |
3.35 ± 0.27 |
0.77 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
48.7 ± 2.2 |
8.1 ± 0.2 |
12.0 ± 1.1 |
63.2 ± 2.2 |
5.99 ± 0.36 |
0.77 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
48.9 ± 2.6 |
16.5 ± 0.5 |
23.6 ± 2.3 |
61.5 ± 2.2 |
2.96 ± 0.16 |
0.79 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
48.9 ± 2.6 |
16.4 ± 0.5 |
23.5 ± 2.2 |
61.6 ± 2.2 |
2.99 ± 0.16 |
0.80 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
49.1 ± 2.6 |
16.3 ± 0.5 |
23.4 ± 2.2 |
61.6 ± 2.2 |
3.01 ± 0.16 |
0.80 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
45.9 ± 4.4 |
15.6 ± 0.5 |
22.4 ± 2.1 |
61.8 ± 2.2 |
2.95 ± 0.30 |
0.74 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
44.7 ± 4.8 |
16.1 ± 0.5 |
23.2 ± 2.2 |
61.6 ± 2.2 |
2.77 ± 0.32 |
0.73 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
44.7 ± 4.8 |
16.1 ± 0.5 |
23.2 ± 2.2 |
61.6 ± 2.2 |
2.77 ± 0.32 |
0.73 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
47.3 |
14.9 |
21.5 |
61.9 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
| Median |
48.7 |
16.1 |
23.2 |
61.6 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
1.9 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
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 Wed Jan 22 21:47:00 2020
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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