Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20162012302
Observation time: 07/19/2016 201.95977 2302 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2016 |
| Fractional day of year |
201.959774 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
82924.5 ± 140.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
209.093 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
87.124 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-9.704 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0199 |
| 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 |
14.48, 51.95, 61.25 |
Event added to database
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Wed Nov 2 16:08:16 2016
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Event last processed
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Fri Jan 13 16:06:51 2017
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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91.008 ± 38.236
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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] |
-323.1 ± 1.2 |
-436.2 ± 5.3 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-33.6 ± 0.9 |
-41.6 ± 4.5 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
6.9 ± 0.9 |
37.1 ± 6.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
18.1 ± 1.5 |
37.2 ± 2.8 |
| We [km/s] |
571.8 ± 48.8 |
1174.8 ± 87.5 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
10.9 ± 1.1 |
27.5 ± 1.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-1.2 ± 0.3 |
-3.3 ± 0.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
3.5 ± 0.4 |
15.6 ± 1.1 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.1 ± 0.6 |
-5.3 ± 1.4 |
Plasma Beta
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0.534 ± 0.556
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0.289 ± 0.291
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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23.34 ± 1.99
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47.96 ± 3.57
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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24.81 ± 1.25
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70.24 ± 6.27
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.457 ± 0.145 |
0.338 ± 0.166 |
0.823 ± 0.549 |
55.36 ± 8.01 |
143.52 ± 18.93 |
| VC |
-0.964 ± 0.014 |
-0.069 ± 0.038 |
0.259 ± 0.253 |
14.99 ± 3.14 |
184.10 ± 2.24 |
| MX1 |
-0.965 ± 0.014 |
-0.048 ± 0.049 |
0.260 ± 0.254 |
15.05 ± 3.01 |
182.85 ± 2.89 |
| MX2 |
-0.966 ± 0.009 |
-0.049 ± 0.040 |
0.255 ± 0.249 |
14.78 ± 2.06 |
182.93 ± 2.35 |
| MX3 |
-0.966 ± 0.008 |
-0.050 ± 0.038 |
0.254 ± 0.248 |
14.71 ± 1.87 |
182.95 ± 2.24 |
| RH08 |
-0.196 ± 0.011 |
-0.415 ± 0.005 |
-0.888 ± 0.502 |
-62.66 ± 0.00 |
244.68 ± 1.59 |
| RH09 |
-0.102 ± 0.070 |
0.400 ± 0.062 |
0.911 ± 0.473 |
65.59 ± 3.84 |
104.29 ± 9.80 |
| RH10 |
-0.196 ± 0.069 |
-0.415 ± 0.063 |
-0.888 ± 0.502 |
-62.66 ± 3.90 |
244.68 ± 8.85 |
| Average |
-0.601 |
-0.039 |
0.123 |
6.895 |
183.749 |
| Median |
-0.457 |
-0.049 |
0.259 |
14.985 |
182.950 |
| Deviation |
0.401 |
0.297 |
0.679 |
47.395 |
46.843 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
60.2 ± 10.0 |
265.1 ± 1.9 |
2.41 ± 0.26 |
| VC |
74.3 ± 7.5 |
512.8 ± 3.0 |
2.41 ± 0.26 |
| MX1 |
73.1 ± 7.5 |
512.2 ± 3.0 |
2.41 ± 0.26 |
| MX2 |
73.2 ± 7.5 |
512.5 ± 3.0 |
2.41 ± 0.26 |
| MX3 |
73.2 ± 7.5 |
512.6 ± 3.0 |
2.41 ± 0.26 |
| RH08 |
69.8 ± 6.4 |
69.3 ± 1.4 |
2.41 ± 0.26 |
| RH09 |
64.2 ± 8.4 |
86.6 ± 1.4 |
2.41 ± 0.26 |
| RH10 |
69.8 ± 6.4 |
69.3 ± 6.8 |
2.41 ± 0.26 |
| Average |
69.7 |
317.5 |
2.41 |
| Median |
73.1 |
512.2 |
2.41 |
| Deviation |
5.1 |
217.6 |
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 |
123.1 ± 1.2 |
8.7 ± 0.5 |
12.3 ± 0.6 |
33.0 ± 1.9 |
14.15 ± 0.95 |
3.75 ± 0.24 |
| VC |
197.4 ± 1.3 |
4.6 ± 0.3 |
6.7 ± 0.3 |
33.8 ± 1.9 |
42.83 ± 2.69 |
5.86 ± 0.34 |
| MX1 |
197.1 ± 1.3 |
5.0 ± 0.3 |
7.2 ± 0.4 |
33.7 ± 1.9 |
39.77 ± 2.50 |
5.86 ± 0.34 |
| MX2 |
197.1 ± 1.3 |
5.0 ± 0.3 |
7.2 ± 0.4 |
33.7 ± 1.9 |
39.90 ± 2.51 |
5.86 ± 0.34 |
| MX3 |
197.0 ± 1.3 |
4.9 ± 0.3 |
7.2 ± 0.4 |
33.7 ± 1.9 |
39.94 ± 2.51 |
5.86 ± 0.34 |
| RH8 |
-2.1 ± 1.1 |
6.0 ± 0.4 |
8.6 ± 0.4 |
33.6 ± 1.9 |
-0.35 ± 0.19 |
-0.06 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
60.9 ± 1.1 |
7.6 ± 0.5 |
10.8 ± 0.5 |
33.2 ± 1.9 |
8.06 ± 0.60 |
1.84 ± 0.13 |
| RH10 |
-2.1 ± 1.1 |
6.0 ± 0.4 |
8.6 ± 0.4 |
33.6 ± 1.9 |
-0.35 ± 0.19 |
-0.06 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
121.1 |
6.0 |
8.6 |
33.5 |
23.0 |
3.6 |
| Median |
197.0 |
6.0 |
8.6 |
33.7 |
39.8 |
5.9 |
| Deviation |
90.3 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
19.4 |
2.7 |
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 |
49.2 ± 1.6 |
20.2 ± 1.1 |
34.9 ± 3.1 |
82.8 ± 4.7 |
2.44 ± 0.10 |
0.60 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
80.0 ± 3.3 |
10.7 ± 0.6 |
19.0 ± 1.7 |
84.5 ± 4.7 |
7.48 ± 0.53 |
0.95 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
79.8 ± 3.4 |
11.5 ± 0.6 |
20.4 ± 1.8 |
84.4 ± 4.7 |
6.93 ± 0.50 |
0.95 ± 0.09 |
| MX2 |
79.7 ± 3.4 |
11.5 ± 0.6 |
20.3 ± 1.8 |
84.4 ± 4.7 |
6.95 ± 0.51 |
0.95 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
79.7 ± 3.5 |
11.5 ± 0.6 |
20.3 ± 1.8 |
84.4 ± 4.7 |
6.96 ± 0.51 |
0.95 ± 0.09 |
| RH8 |
-0.7 ± 4.7 |
13.8 ± 0.7 |
24.3 ± 2.2 |
84.1 ± 4.7 |
-0.05 ± 0.33 |
-0.01 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
25.0 ± 3.4 |
17.6 ± 0.9 |
30.6 ± 2.7 |
83.4 ± 4.7 |
1.42 ± 0.16 |
0.30 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
-0.7 ± 4.7 |
13.8 ± 0.7 |
24.3 ± 2.2 |
84.1 ± 4.7 |
-0.05 ± 0.33 |
-0.01 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
49.0 |
13.8 |
24.3 |
84.0 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
| Median |
79.7 |
13.8 |
24.3 |
84.4 |
6.9 |
0.9 |
| Deviation |
36.5 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
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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