Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20240841413
Observation time: 03/24/2024 84.59283 1413 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2024 |
| Fractional day of year |
84.592830 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
51220.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
196.984 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-39.807 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-9.578 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0249 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0233 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.44, 14.64, 15.13 |
Event added to database
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Wed Aug 28 16:36:38 2024
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Event last processed
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Wed Aug 28 21:15:39 2024
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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22.621 ± 2.271
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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] |
-577.4 ± 21.8 |
-788.3 ± 22.0 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-6.0 ± 20.6 |
39.8 ± 24.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
6.5 ± 13.1 |
-107.3 ± 18.5 |
| Wi [km/s] |
60.6 ± 6.6 |
147.2 ± 7.9 |
| We [km/s] |
1917.6 ± 207.6 |
4653.8 ± 249.4 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
6.2 ± 0.7 |
20.7 ± 1.8 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.9 ± 1.2 |
2.1 ± 6.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.3 ± 3.8 |
2.8 ± 7.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.2 ± 1.1 |
1.7 ± 5.6 |
Plasma Beta
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1.774 ± 1.094
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23.017 ± 7.171
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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78.29 ± 8.48
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189.99 ± 10.18
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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53.86 ± 10.89
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50.37 ± 22.41
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.808 ± 0.396 |
0.250 ± 0.749 |
-0.533 ± 0.476 |
-32.21 ± 36.26 |
162.79 ± 52.62 |
| VC |
-0.866 ± 0.048 |
0.185 ± 0.121 |
-0.465 ± 0.428 |
-27.71 ± 5.08 |
167.93 ± 7.99 |
| MX1 |
-0.970 ± 0.127 |
0.031 ± 0.728 |
-0.242 ± 0.237 |
-14.01 ± 29.51 |
178.19 ± 42.98 |
| MX2 |
-0.920 ± 0.187 |
0.039 ± 0.576 |
-0.390 ± 0.369 |
-22.98 ± 27.20 |
177.60 ± 35.89 |
| MX3 |
-0.897 ± 0.171 |
0.018 ± 0.530 |
-0.442 ± 0.411 |
-26.24 ± 22.17 |
178.85 ± 33.84 |
| RH08 |
-0.940 ± 0.005 |
0.124 ± 0.013 |
-0.318 ± 0.307 |
-18.57 ± 0.86 |
172.48 ± 0.80 |
| RH09 |
-0.983 ± 0.013 |
0.026 ± 0.071 |
-0.184 ± 0.182 |
-10.62 ± 4.00 |
178.50 ± 4.11 |
| RH10 |
-0.987 ± 0.011 |
0.009 ± 0.070 |
-0.162 ± 0.161 |
-9.32 ± 4.03 |
179.50 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.921 |
0.085 |
-0.342 |
-20.207 |
174.480 |
| Median |
-0.920 |
0.039 |
-0.318 |
-18.568 |
178.190 |
| Deviation |
0.062 |
0.091 |
0.137 |
8.416 |
6.181 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
37.3 ± 19.5 |
806.5 ± 4.4 |
3.40 ± 0.54 |
| VC |
41.2 ± 17.3 |
839.0 ± 4.4 |
3.40 ± 0.54 |
| MX1 |
52.6 ± 12.9 |
889.4 ± 4.5 |
3.40 ± 0.54 |
| MX2 |
47.8 ± 13.5 |
866.3 ± 4.3 |
3.40 ± 0.54 |
| MX3 |
46.9 ± 13.4 |
854.3 ± 4.2 |
3.40 ± 0.54 |
| RH08 |
47.5 ± 15.0 |
878.3 ± 4.5 |
3.40 ± 0.54 |
| RH09 |
54.6 ± 12.8 |
892.7 ± 4.5 |
3.40 ± 0.54 |
| RH10 |
55.8 ± 12.5 |
892.9 ± 36.1 |
3.40 ± 0.54 |
| Average |
48.0 |
864.9 |
3.40 |
| Median |
47.8 |
878.3 |
3.40 |
| Deviation |
6.4 |
30.6 |
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 |
344.7 ± 25.7 |
37.9 ± 6.7 |
42.9 ± 8.7 |
87.7 ± 6.3 |
9.40 ± 2.04 |
3.97 ± 0.54 |
| VC |
343.2 ± 25.3 |
35.4 ± 6.1 |
40.5 ± 8.2 |
88.8 ± 6.2 |
10.01 ± 2.09 |
3.90 ± 0.52 |
| MX1 |
331.2 ± 23.5 |
27.7 ± 4.6 |
32.7 ± 6.6 |
91.6 ± 5.8 |
12.31 ± 2.34 |
3.64 ± 0.47 |
| MX2 |
337.9 ± 23.9 |
31.0 ± 5.3 |
36.2 ± 7.3 |
90.5 ± 5.9 |
11.23 ± 2.22 |
3.76 ± 0.49 |
| MX3 |
339.5 ± 23.7 |
31.6 ± 5.4 |
36.8 ± 7.4 |
90.2 ± 6.0 |
11.08 ± 2.21 |
3.79 ± 0.49 |
| RH8 |
338.4 ± 24.7 |
31.2 ± 5.3 |
36.4 ± 7.4 |
90.4 ± 5.9 |
11.18 ± 2.21 |
3.77 ± 0.49 |
| RH9 |
326.7 ± 23.3 |
26.2 ± 4.4 |
31.2 ± 6.3 |
92.0 ± 5.7 |
12.80 ± 2.40 |
3.58 ± 0.46 |
| RH10 |
324.2 ± 23.0 |
25.4 ± 4.2 |
30.2 ± 6.1 |
92.2 ± 5.7 |
13.13 ± 2.44 |
3.54 ± 0.45 |
| Average |
335.7 |
30.8 |
35.9 |
90.4 |
11.4 |
3.7 |
| Median |
338.4 |
31.2 |
36.4 |
90.5 |
11.2 |
3.8 |
| Deviation |
7.5 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
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 |
102.2 ± 20.1 |
39.3 ± 17.2 |
40.1 ± 17.8 |
193.1 ± 9.8 |
3.29 ± 1.83 |
0.53 ± 0.12 |
| VC |
99.2 ± 19.9 |
37.0 ± 16.2 |
37.9 ± 16.9 |
193.6 ± 9.7 |
3.40 ± 1.92 |
0.52 ± 0.12 |
| MX1 |
97.7 ± 20.6 |
29.6 ± 12.9 |
30.6 ± 13.6 |
195.1 ± 9.7 |
4.24 ± 2.57 |
0.50 ± 0.11 |
| MX2 |
97.7 ± 19.6 |
32.9 ± 14.3 |
33.9 ± 15.1 |
194.5 ± 9.7 |
3.80 ± 2.24 |
0.51 ± 0.11 |
| MX3 |
99.2 ± 19.2 |
33.4 ± 14.6 |
34.4 ± 15.3 |
194.4 ± 9.7 |
3.79 ± 2.23 |
0.51 ± 0.11 |
| RH8 |
98.3 ± 20.4 |
33.1 ± 14.4 |
34.0 ± 15.1 |
194.4 ± 9.7 |
3.79 ± 2.23 |
0.51 ± 0.12 |
| RH9 |
97.3 ± 20.9 |
28.2 ± 12.2 |
29.2 ± 13.0 |
195.3 ± 9.7 |
4.44 ± 2.72 |
0.50 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
97.3 ± 21.1 |
27.3 ± 11.8 |
28.3 ± 12.6 |
195.5 ± 9.7 |
4.59 ± 2.84 |
0.50 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
98.6 |
32.6 |
33.5 |
194.5 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
| Median |
98.3 |
33.1 |
34.0 |
194.5 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
1.6 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
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 Aug 28 21:49:02 2024
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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