Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20232600146
Observation time: 09/17/2023 260.07411 0146 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2023 |
| Fractional day of year |
260.074115 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
6403.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
205.829 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-82.818 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-5.279 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0168 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0116 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.52, 107.72, 129.51 |
Event added to database
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Wed Oct 11 16:54:48 2023
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Event last processed
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Thu Oct 12 10:38:10 2023
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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44.091 ± 0.787
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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] |
-433.7 ± 4.0 |
-473.7 ± 2.1 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
14.3 ± 9.5 |
34.9 ± 5.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
9.8 ± 4.3 |
8.1 ± 1.5 |
| Wi [km/s] |
43.4 ± 2.3 |
61.7 ± 3.0 |
| We [km/s] |
1372.1 ± 72.7 |
1951.1 ± 94.2 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.4 ± 0.8 |
12.2 ± 1.0 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
0.2 ± 1.5 |
0.3 ± 0.7 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.6 ± 3.0 |
-3.3 ± 1.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.6 ± 0.3 |
-6.8 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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1.214 ± 1.181
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1.676 ± 1.635
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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56.02 ± 2.97
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79.65 ± 3.84
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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40.46 ± 7.41
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47.68 ± 0.57
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.363 ± 0.283 |
0.931 ± 0.112 |
-0.051 ± 0.051 |
-2.90 ± 24.46 |
111.29 ± 17.41 |
| VC |
-0.899 ± 0.086 |
0.436 ± 0.178 |
-0.036 ± 0.036 |
-2.06 ± 4.81 |
154.11 ± 11.32 |
| MX1 |
-0.922 ± 0.309 |
0.362 ± 0.783 |
0.139 ± 0.139 |
8.02 ± 12.82 |
158.58 ± 48.68 |
| MX2 |
-0.887 ± 0.129 |
0.460 ± 0.248 |
0.038 ± 0.038 |
2.20 ± 15.53 |
152.60 ± 15.99 |
| MX3 |
-0.921 ± 0.104 |
0.387 ± 0.245 |
0.051 ± 0.051 |
2.91 ± 13.71 |
157.22 ± 15.27 |
| RH08 |
-0.995 ± 0.004 |
0.079 ± 0.045 |
-0.061 ± 0.061 |
-3.52 ± 2.22 |
175.49 ± 2.59 |
| RH09 |
-0.958 ± 0.019 |
0.285 ± 0.065 |
0.017 ± 0.017 |
0.96 ± 4.05 |
163.45 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.958 ± 0.019 |
0.285 ± 0.065 |
0.017 ± 0.017 |
0.96 ± 4.05 |
163.45 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.863 |
0.403 |
0.014 |
0.820 |
154.525 |
| Median |
-0.921 |
0.387 |
0.017 |
0.960 |
158.583 |
| Deviation |
0.205 |
0.244 |
0.066 |
3.762 |
18.881 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
27.4 ± 5.4 |
229.8 ± 3.5 |
2.08 ± 0.14 |
| VC |
51.3 ± 14.2 |
477.8 ± 2.6 |
2.08 ± 0.14 |
| MX1 |
53.0 ± 10.0 |
487.1 ± 2.5 |
2.08 ± 0.14 |
| MX2 |
49.0 ± 12.1 |
473.3 ± 2.7 |
2.08 ± 0.14 |
| MX3 |
52.8 ± 12.1 |
487.1 ± 2.5 |
2.08 ± 0.14 |
| RH08 |
88.2 ± 26.1 |
509.6 ± 1.9 |
2.08 ± 0.14 |
| RH09 |
79.8 ± 35.6 |
501.4 ± 2.3 |
2.08 ± 0.14 |
| RH10 |
79.8 ± 35.6 |
501.4 ± 8.6 |
2.08 ± 0.14 |
| Average |
60.2 |
458.4 |
2.08 |
| Median |
53.0 |
487.1 |
2.08 |
| Deviation |
20.5 |
93.2 |
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 |
59.7 ± 10.3 |
33.0 ± 5.0 |
35.9 ± 6.6 |
60.8 ± 4.8 |
1.81 ± 0.22 |
0.98 ± 0.14 |
| VC |
82.0 ± 7.6 |
21.4 ± 3.0 |
25.3 ± 4.6 |
65.8 ± 5.9 |
3.85 ± 0.36 |
1.25 ± 0.10 |
| MX1 |
80.8 ± 7.0 |
20.6 ± 2.9 |
24.4 ± 4.5 |
66.1 ± 5.9 |
3.96 ± 0.40 |
1.23 ± 0.10 |
| MX2 |
81.6 ± 7.8 |
22.7 ± 3.2 |
26.6 ± 4.9 |
65.4 ± 5.8 |
3.62 ± 0.35 |
1.25 ± 0.10 |
| MX3 |
81.8 ± 7.2 |
20.7 ± 2.9 |
24.5 ± 4.5 |
66.1 ± 5.9 |
3.98 ± 0.39 |
1.24 ± 0.10 |
| RH8 |
77.5 ± 4.7 |
1.0 ± 0.1 |
1.3 ± 0.2 |
69.2 ± 6.5 |
77.41 ± 7.54 |
1.12 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
81.5 ± 6.4 |
5.8 ± 0.8 |
7.2 ± 1.3 |
69.0 ± 6.5 |
14.15 ± 1.34 |
1.18 ± 0.09 |
| RH10 |
81.5 ± 6.4 |
5.8 ± 0.8 |
7.2 ± 1.3 |
69.0 ± 6.5 |
14.15 ± 1.34 |
1.18 ± 0.09 |
| Average |
78.3 |
16.4 |
19.0 |
66.4 |
15.4 |
1.2 |
| Median |
81.5 |
20.7 |
24.5 |
66.1 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
| Deviation |
7.7 |
10.9 |
12.2 |
2.8 |
25.5 |
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 |
25.9 ± 4.4 |
40.3 ± 0.6 |
42.3 ± 0.5 |
83.6 ± 3.6 |
0.64 ± 0.12 |
0.31 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
37.0 ± 0.9 |
26.7 ± 0.5 |
29.8 ± 0.4 |
88.9 ± 3.5 |
1.39 ± 0.05 |
0.42 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
36.7 ± 0.8 |
25.6 ± 0.5 |
28.7 ± 0.3 |
89.2 ± 3.5 |
1.43 ± 0.05 |
0.41 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
36.7 ± 1.1 |
28.2 ± 0.5 |
31.3 ± 0.4 |
88.5 ± 3.6 |
1.30 ± 0.06 |
0.42 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
37.1 ± 0.8 |
25.7 ± 0.5 |
28.8 ± 0.3 |
89.2 ± 3.5 |
1.44 ± 0.05 |
0.42 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
36.0 ± 1.7 |
1.3 ± 0.0 |
1.5 ± 0.0 |
92.8 ± 3.5 |
28.44 ± 0.87 |
0.39 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
37.3 ± 0.7 |
7.3 ± 0.1 |
8.5 ± 0.1 |
92.6 ± 3.5 |
5.13 ± 0.12 |
0.40 ± 0.01 |
| RH10 |
37.3 ± 0.7 |
7.3 ± 0.1 |
8.5 ± 0.1 |
92.6 ± 3.5 |
5.13 ± 0.12 |
0.40 ± 0.01 |
| Average |
35.5 |
20.3 |
22.4 |
89.7 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
| Median |
37.0 |
25.7 |
28.8 |
89.2 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
| Deviation |
3.9 |
13.4 |
14.3 |
3.1 |
9.4 |
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 Thu Oct 12 13:23:35 2023
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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