Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20001600905
Observation time: 06/08/2000 160.37891 0905 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
160.378906 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
32737.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
NN |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
40.690 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-26.326 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-4.296 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0135 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0181 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
8.45, 20.10, 22.72 |
Event added to database
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Thu Jul 21 09:57:16 2016
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Event last processed
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Thu Jul 21 10:13:50 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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4.585 ± 0.169
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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] |
-535.0 ± 6.5 |
-723.5 ± 14.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
14.2 ± 1.1 |
-33.9 ± 15.4 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-61.7 ± 4.1 |
-108.4 ± 25.3 |
| Wi [km/s] |
65.2 ± 2.5 |
117.6 ± 17.3 |
| We [km/s] |
2062.0 ± 78.6 |
3720.4 ± 546.5 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.4 ± 0.4 |
13.1 ± 1.7 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-2.4 ± 1.1 |
-8.6 ± 1.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
4.1 ± 0.3 |
13.1 ± 1.7 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
6.2 ± 0.4 |
11.3 ± 6.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.770 ± 0.802
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1.091 ± 0.944
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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84.18 ± 3.21
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151.88 ± 22.31
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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74.49 ± 2.39
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122.95 ± 22.40
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.918 ± 0.336 |
-0.239 ± 0.793 |
-0.316 ± 0.305 |
-18.43 ± 49.64 |
194.62 ± 49.33 |
| VC |
-0.942 ± 0.033 |
-0.241 ± 0.071 |
-0.234 ± 0.229 |
-13.52 ± 7.09 |
194.35 ± 4.30 |
| MX1 |
-0.810 ± 0.138 |
-0.397 ± 0.228 |
-0.432 ± 0.403 |
-25.58 ± 12.27 |
206.13 ± 15.85 |
| MX2 |
-0.890 ± 0.065 |
-0.356 ± 0.128 |
-0.284 ± 0.276 |
-16.51 ± 8.65 |
201.80 ± 8.19 |
| MX3 |
-0.903 ± 0.066 |
-0.351 ± 0.123 |
-0.246 ± 0.241 |
-14.22 ± 11.33 |
201.25 ± 7.75 |
| RH08 |
-0.989 ± 0.003 |
-0.078 ± 0.019 |
-0.128 ± 0.128 |
-7.38 ± 1.21 |
184.51 ± 1.09 |
| RH09 |
-0.995 ± 0.007 |
-0.044 ± 0.069 |
-0.095 ± 0.095 |
-5.45 ± 4.02 |
182.51 ± 3.99 |
| RH10 |
-0.996 ± 0.007 |
-0.044 ± 0.069 |
-0.084 ± 0.084 |
-4.81 ± 4.02 |
182.51 ± 3.99 |
| Average |
-0.930 |
-0.219 |
-0.227 |
-13.236 |
193.460 |
| Median |
-0.918 |
-0.239 |
-0.234 |
-13.518 |
194.616 |
| Deviation |
0.064 |
0.147 |
0.120 |
7.140 |
9.358 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
84.8 ± 8.8 |
848.1 ± 10.5 |
2.43 ± 0.19 |
| VC |
88.9 ± 8.8 |
857.5 ± 10.0 |
2.43 ± 0.19 |
| MX1 |
72.6 ± 8.8 |
788.5 ± 11.1 |
2.43 ± 0.19 |
| MX2 |
82.2 ± 8.7 |
832.5 ± 10.3 |
2.43 ± 0.19 |
| MX3 |
84.4 ± 8.7 |
838.0 ± 10.1 |
2.43 ± 0.19 |
| RH08 |
80.6 ± 8.8 |
865.7 ± 9.2 |
2.43 ± 0.19 |
| RH09 |
77.9 ± 8.8 |
864.5 ± 8.9 |
2.43 ± 0.19 |
| RH10 |
77.3 ± 8.8 |
864.4 ± 38.6 |
2.43 ± 0.19 |
| Average |
81.1 |
844.9 |
2.43 |
| Median |
82.2 |
857.5 |
2.43 |
| Deviation |
5.1 |
26.0 |
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 |
340.9 ± 7.1 |
5.1 ± 0.1 |
6.8 ± 0.2 |
112.3 ± 2.3 |
66.81 ± 2.43 |
3.04 ± 0.10 |
| VC |
342.5 ± 6.9 |
1.1 ± 0.0 |
1.4 ± 0.0 |
112.4 ± 2.3 |
315.95 ± 11.31 |
3.05 ± 0.10 |
| MX1 |
334.3 ± 6.7 |
16.9 ± 0.3 |
22.3 ± 0.7 |
111.2 ± 2.2 |
19.83 ± 0.72 |
3.01 ± 0.10 |
| MX2 |
343.8 ± 6.7 |
7.6 ± 0.2 |
10.1 ± 0.3 |
112.2 ± 2.3 |
45.41 ± 1.61 |
3.07 ± 0.10 |
| MX3 |
344.5 ± 6.6 |
5.5 ± 0.1 |
7.3 ± 0.2 |
112.3 ± 2.3 |
62.80 ± 2.21 |
3.07 ± 0.10 |
| RH8 |
329.9 ± 6.9 |
9.2 ± 0.2 |
12.2 ± 0.4 |
112.1 ± 2.3 |
36.07 ± 1.31 |
2.95 ± 0.10 |
| RH9 |
327.2 ± 6.8 |
11.8 ± 0.2 |
15.6 ± 0.5 |
111.8 ± 2.2 |
27.80 ± 1.01 |
2.93 ± 0.10 |
| RH10 |
327.3 ± 6.8 |
12.3 ± 0.2 |
16.3 ± 0.5 |
111.8 ± 2.2 |
26.63 ± 0.96 |
2.93 ± 0.10 |
| Average |
336.3 |
8.7 |
11.5 |
112.0 |
75.2 |
3.0 |
| Median |
340.9 |
9.2 |
12.2 |
112.2 |
45.4 |
3.0 |
| Deviation |
7.5 |
5.0 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
98.8 |
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 |
141.5 ± 11.5 |
8.5 ± 0.6 |
11.3 ± 2.0 |
197.1 ± 10.1 |
16.71 ± 1.90 |
0.72 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
142.4 ± 11.9 |
1.8 ± 0.1 |
2.4 ± 0.4 |
197.2 ± 10.0 |
79.05 ± 8.15 |
0.72 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
142.3 ± 12.3 |
28.1 ± 2.2 |
36.8 ± 6.7 |
195.2 ± 10.1 |
5.10 ± 0.72 |
0.73 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
145.5 ± 11.9 |
12.6 ± 1.0 |
16.7 ± 3.0 |
196.8 ± 10.1 |
11.58 ± 1.32 |
0.74 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
145.8 ± 12.0 |
9.2 ± 0.7 |
12.1 ± 2.2 |
197.0 ± 10.1 |
16.00 ± 1.74 |
0.74 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
133.8 ± 12.9 |
15.3 ± 1.2 |
20.1 ± 3.7 |
196.6 ± 10.1 |
8.79 ± 0.80 |
0.68 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
133.1 ± 13.4 |
19.6 ± 1.5 |
25.8 ± 4.7 |
196.3 ± 10.1 |
6.79 ± 0.60 |
0.68 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
133.6 ± 13.5 |
20.5 ± 1.6 |
27.0 ± 4.9 |
196.2 ± 10.1 |
6.53 ± 0.58 |
0.68 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
139.8 |
14.4 |
19.0 |
196.6 |
18.8 |
0.7 |
| Median |
142.3 |
15.3 |
20.1 |
196.8 |
11.6 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
5.4 |
8.2 |
10.8 |
0.7 |
24.7 |
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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