Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19950600710
Observation time: 03/01/1995 60.29882 0710 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
1995 |
| Fractional day of year |
60.298816 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
25817.7 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
205.380 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-6.683 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
10.980 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0014 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0380 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0013
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0346 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
8.24, 9.11, 9.19 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:00:10 2005
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Event last processed
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Wed Mar 25 12:48:01 2009
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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16.187 ± 828.593
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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] |
-624.3 ± 2.5 |
-667.2 ± 11.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
30.0 ± 10.7 |
59.0 ± 20.7 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-9.9 ± 12.2 |
-20.9 ± 23.8 |
| Wi [km/s] |
67.8 ± 2.9 |
80.6 ± 6.3 |
| We [km/s] |
2144.0 ± 92.4 |
2549.8 ± 198.1 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
3.2 ± 0.2 |
4.3 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
7.8 ± 0.3 |
3.5 ± 1.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-3.9 ± 0.6 |
-2.5 ± 2.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.3 ± 1.0 |
2.8 ± 3.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.345 ± 0.342
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1.503 ± 1.581
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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87.53 ± 3.77
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104.09 ± 8.09
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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115.81 ± 3.34
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69.13 ± 11.15
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.695 ± 0.438 |
0.511 ± 0.539 |
-0.506 ± 0.458 |
-30.41 ± 31.06 |
143.69 ± 42.40 |
| VC |
-0.838 ± 0.210 |
0.510 ± 0.330 |
-0.193 ± 0.191 |
-11.16 ± 22.63 |
148.66 ± 22.39 |
| MX1 |
-0.842 ± 0.366 |
0.295 ± 0.687 |
-0.451 ± 0.418 |
-26.81 ± 37.46 |
160.72 ± 46.24 |
| MX2 |
-0.701 ± 0.435 |
0.500 ± 0.545 |
-0.509 ± 0.460 |
-30.62 ± 31.45 |
144.50 ± 42.55 |
| MX3 |
-0.572 ± 0.705 |
0.720 ± 0.580 |
-0.393 ± 0.371 |
-23.14 ± 36.88 |
128.44 ± 54.67 |
| RH08 |
-0.999 ± 0.001 |
0.044 ± 0.012 |
-0.028 ± 0.028 |
-1.60 ± 0.63 |
177.49 ± 0.69 |
| RH09 |
-1.000 ± 0.002 |
0.026 ± 0.068 |
-0.006 ± 0.006 |
-0.32 ± 3.98 |
178.50 ± 3.92 |
| RH10 |
-1.000 ± 0.002 |
0.026 ± 0.069 |
-0.006 ± 0.006 |
-0.32 ± 4.04 |
178.50 ± 3.94 |
| Average |
-0.831 |
0.329 |
-0.262 |
-15.549 |
157.562 |
| Median |
-0.838 |
0.500 |
-0.193 |
-11.156 |
160.725 |
| Deviation |
0.164 |
0.271 |
0.228 |
13.682 |
19.176 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
14.4 ± 3.4 |
645.9 ± 1222.6 |
1.36 ± 0.14 |
| VC |
11.1 ± 6.5 |
742.0 ± 1334.2 |
1.36 ± 0.14 |
| MX1 |
10.2 ± 5.9 |
725.9 ± 1116.9 |
1.36 ± 0.14 |
| MX2 |
14.1 ± 3.6 |
647.3 ± 1216.0 |
1.36 ± 0.14 |
| MX3 |
24.0 ± 2.6 |
575.7 ± 1333.8 |
1.36 ± 0.14 |
| RH08 |
31.0 ± 3.0 |
791.6 ± 959.2 |
1.36 ± 0.14 |
| RH09 |
32.6 ± 3.0 |
789.3 ± 939.6 |
1.36 ± 0.14 |
| RH10 |
32.6 ± 3.0 |
789.3 ± 939.6 |
1.36 ± 0.14 |
| Average |
21.3 |
713.4 |
1.36 |
| Median |
24.0 |
742.0 |
1.36 |
| Deviation |
9.9 |
81.5 |
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 |
191.7 ± 3.2 |
81.8 ± 2.7 |
112.2 ± 3.2 |
120.0 ± 2.4 |
2.35 ± 0.09 |
1.60 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
201.6 ± 2.7 |
83.9 ± 2.9 |
113.6 ± 3.3 |
118.5 ± 2.7 |
2.41 ± 0.09 |
1.70 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
186.6 ± 4.4 |
84.4 ± 3.0 |
114.0 ± 3.3 |
118.1 ± 2.7 |
2.21 ± 0.10 |
1.58 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
189.8 ± 3.3 |
82.0 ± 2.7 |
112.3 ± 3.2 |
119.8 ± 2.5 |
2.32 ± 0.09 |
1.58 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
193.3 ± 3.2 |
74.1 ± 2.0 |
105.8 ± 3.0 |
124.9 ± 2.0 |
2.61 ± 0.09 |
1.55 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
166.5 ± 2.4 |
67.5 ± 1.7 |
99.2 ± 2.9 |
128.6 ± 1.9 |
2.47 ± 0.07 |
1.30 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
164.4 ± 2.3 |
65.9 ± 1.6 |
97.6 ± 2.8 |
129.4 ± 1.9 |
2.49 ± 0.06 |
1.27 ± 0.01 |
| RH10 |
164.4 ± 2.3 |
65.9 ± 1.6 |
97.6 ± 2.8 |
129.4 ± 1.9 |
2.49 ± 0.06 |
1.27 ± 0.01 |
| Average |
182.3 |
75.7 |
106.5 |
123.6 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
| Median |
189.8 |
81.8 |
112.2 |
124.9 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
| Deviation |
14.9 |
8.3 |
7.4 |
5.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
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 |
141.6 ± 13.9 |
64.6 ± 8.4 |
67.0 ± 10.8 |
107.3 ± 6.1 |
2.21 ± 0.24 |
1.32 ± 0.16 |
| VC |
148.7 ± 12.2 |
66.2 ± 9.0 |
67.8 ± 10.9 |
106.3 ± 6.5 |
2.27 ± 0.27 |
1.40 ± 0.15 |
| MX1 |
137.0 ± 15.2 |
66.6 ± 9.2 |
68.0 ± 11.0 |
106.0 ± 6.7 |
2.07 ± 0.22 |
1.30 ± 0.19 |
| MX2 |
139.7 ± 14.0 |
64.8 ± 8.4 |
67.0 ± 10.8 |
107.2 ± 6.1 |
2.17 ± 0.24 |
1.31 ± 0.16 |
| MX3 |
143.6 ± 12.8 |
59.0 ± 6.7 |
63.1 ± 10.2 |
110.7 ± 5.1 |
2.46 ± 0.30 |
1.30 ± 0.12 |
| RH8 |
122.1 ± 11.9 |
54.0 ± 5.7 |
59.2 ± 9.5 |
113.3 ± 4.6 |
2.27 ± 0.17 |
1.08 ± 0.12 |
| RH9 |
120.7 ± 11.7 |
52.8 ± 5.5 |
58.2 ± 9.4 |
113.8 ± 4.5 |
2.29 ± 0.16 |
1.06 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
120.7 ± 11.7 |
52.8 ± 5.5 |
58.2 ± 9.4 |
113.8 ± 4.5 |
2.29 ± 0.16 |
1.06 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
134.3 |
60.1 |
63.6 |
109.8 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
| Median |
139.7 |
64.6 |
67.0 |
110.7 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
| Deviation |
11.4 |
6.2 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
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 Fri Jun 13 11:06:02 2014
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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