Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20232761131
Observation time: 10/03/2023 276.48002 1131 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2023 |
| Fractional day of year |
276.480017 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
41473.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
197.862 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-34.637 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-9.915 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0012 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0411 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0013
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0462 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
5.07, 7.77, 7.84 |
Event added to database
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Wed Oct 11 17:03:58 2023
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Event last processed
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Thu Oct 12 10:46:39 2023
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Method selected
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RH09
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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53.005 ± 1.114
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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 ± 4.9 |
-346.3 ± 2.6 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-30.3 ± 1.9 |
-38.1 ± 2.5 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
14.5 ± 3.0 |
22.9 ± 3.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
20.8 ± 0.9 |
25.2 ± 1.2 |
| We [km/s] |
658.9 ± 28.0 |
796.6 ± 37.8 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.1 ± 0.1 |
7.9 ± 0.7 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-2.9 ± 0.6 |
-3.8 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
4.0 ± 0.5 |
5.4 ± 0.5 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.4 ± 0.4 |
-2.6 ± 0.8 |
Plasma Beta
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0.180 ± 0.178
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0.209 ± 0.198
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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26.90 ± 1.14
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32.52 ± 1.54
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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49.18 ± 0.95
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55.76 ± 4.20
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.774 ± 0.428 |
0.524 ± 0.615 |
0.355 ± 0.339 |
20.80 ± 21.61 |
145.89 ± 45.22 |
| VC |
-0.892 ± 0.069 |
-0.301 ± 0.116 |
0.337 ± 0.323 |
19.67 ± 10.24 |
198.63 ± 7.37 |
| MX1 |
-0.961 ± 0.065 |
-0.110 ± 0.411 |
0.255 ± 0.249 |
14.78 ± 10.05 |
186.51 ± 24.50 |
| MX2 |
-0.951 ± 0.070 |
-0.188 ± 0.275 |
0.244 ± 0.239 |
14.14 ± 10.64 |
191.18 ± 16.53 |
| MX3 |
-0.942 ± 0.067 |
-0.246 ± 0.176 |
0.229 ± 0.225 |
13.26 ± 12.68 |
194.63 ± 10.67 |
| RH08 |
-0.996 ± 0.001 |
-0.079 ± 0.009 |
0.050 ± 0.050 |
2.88 ± 0.52 |
184.51 ± 0.50 |
| RH09 |
-0.998 ± 0.005 |
-0.044 ± 0.068 |
0.050 ± 0.050 |
2.88 ± 4.06 |
182.51 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.998 ± 0.005 |
-0.044 ± 0.068 |
0.050 ± 0.050 |
2.88 ± 4.06 |
182.51 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.939 |
-0.061 |
0.196 |
11.411 |
183.295 |
| Median |
-0.951 |
-0.079 |
0.244 |
14.136 |
186.509 |
| Deviation |
0.076 |
0.255 |
0.129 |
7.529 |
16.205 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
32.8 ± 4.3 |
286.9 ± 0.8 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| VC |
75.1 ± 7.3 |
376.9 ± 1.3 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| MX1 |
62.9 ± 7.5 |
390.4 ± 1.3 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| MX2 |
67.1 ± 7.6 |
390.1 ± 1.3 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| MX3 |
70.2 ± 7.8 |
389.0 ± 1.3 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| RH08 |
58.8 ± 8.4 |
393.1 ± 1.3 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| RH09 |
56.8 ± 8.4 |
392.0 ± 1.3 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| RH10 |
56.8 ± 8.4 |
392.0 ± 15.8 |
1.55 ± 0.15 |
| Average |
60.1 |
376.3 |
1.55 |
| Median |
62.9 |
390.4 |
1.55 |
| Deviation |
12.8 |
36.5 |
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 |
47.6 ± 3.0 |
21.5 ± 0.8 |
41.3 ± 0.8 |
51.8 ± 1.0 |
2.22 ± 0.20 |
0.92 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
74.6 ± 4.2 |
6.1 ± 0.2 |
12.6 ± 0.2 |
55.7 ± 1.1 |
12.27 ± 0.91 |
1.34 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
73.0 ± 4.5 |
11.0 ± 0.4 |
22.4 ± 0.4 |
55.0 ± 1.1 |
6.67 ± 0.53 |
1.33 ± 0.09 |
| MX2 |
73.5 ± 4.5 |
9.3 ± 0.3 |
19.1 ± 0.4 |
55.3 ± 1.1 |
7.92 ± 0.63 |
1.33 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
73.9 ± 4.5 |
8.1 ± 0.3 |
16.6 ± 0.3 |
55.5 ± 1.1 |
9.19 ± 0.72 |
1.33 ± 0.09 |
| RH8 |
68.4 ± 4.9 |
12.5 ± 0.4 |
25.5 ± 0.5 |
54.6 ± 1.1 |
5.46 ± 0.49 |
1.25 ± 0.10 |
| RH9 |
67.6 ± 4.9 |
13.3 ± 0.5 |
26.9 ± 0.5 |
54.5 ± 1.1 |
5.10 ± 0.46 |
1.24 ± 0.10 |
| RH10 |
67.6 ± 4.9 |
13.3 ± 0.5 |
26.9 ± 0.5 |
54.5 ± 1.1 |
5.10 ± 0.46 |
1.24 ± 0.10 |
| Average |
68.3 |
11.9 |
23.9 |
54.6 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
| Median |
73.0 |
12.5 |
25.5 |
55.0 |
6.7 |
1.3 |
| Deviation |
8.9 |
4.7 |
8.7 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
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 |
30.6 ± 2.7 |
25.7 ± 1.0 |
46.8 ± 3.5 |
59.3 ± 3.7 |
1.19 ± 0.12 |
0.52 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
48.6 ± 2.4 |
7.2 ± 0.3 |
14.3 ± 1.1 |
64.2 ± 3.5 |
6.73 ± 0.39 |
0.76 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
47.6 ± 2.5 |
13.0 ± 0.5 |
25.4 ± 1.9 |
63.3 ± 3.5 |
3.66 ± 0.23 |
0.76 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
47.9 ± 2.5 |
11.1 ± 0.4 |
21.7 ± 1.6 |
63.6 ± 3.5 |
4.33 ± 0.27 |
0.75 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
48.2 ± 2.5 |
9.6 ± 0.3 |
18.9 ± 1.4 |
63.9 ± 3.5 |
5.03 ± 0.31 |
0.76 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
44.2 ± 2.6 |
14.9 ± 0.5 |
28.9 ± 2.2 |
62.9 ± 3.5 |
2.96 ± 0.21 |
0.70 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
43.6 ± 2.6 |
15.8 ± 0.6 |
30.5 ± 2.3 |
62.6 ± 3.6 |
2.76 ± 0.20 |
0.70 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
43.6 ± 2.6 |
15.8 ± 0.6 |
30.5 ± 2.3 |
62.6 ± 3.6 |
2.76 ± 0.20 |
0.70 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
44.3 |
14.1 |
27.1 |
62.8 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
| Median |
47.6 |
14.9 |
28.9 |
63.3 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
5.9 |
5.6 |
9.9 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
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 13:23:07 2023
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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