Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19952050223
Observation time: 07/24/1995 205.09950 0223 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
1995 |
| Fractional day of year |
205.099497 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
8596.5 ± 9.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
114.774 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
9.418 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-11.280 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0246 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0245 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
5.73, 26.80, 27.28 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:00:48 2005
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Event last processed
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Wed Mar 25 12:57:39 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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29.093 ± 0.658
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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] |
-312.8 ± 0.7 |
-360.4 ± 3.1 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-13.8 ± 2.5 |
-49.9 ± 2.4 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
12.2 ± 1.6 |
16.7 ± 6.0 |
| Wi [km/s] |
15.9 ± 0.7 |
27.3 ± 1.8 |
| We [km/s] |
503.5 ± 20.7 |
864.0 ± 56.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
8.8 ± 0.2 |
25.2 ± 2.1 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-1.8 ± 0.1 |
-3.2 ± 0.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
0.2 ± 0.2 |
2.9 ± 0.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.6 ± 0.1 |
2.5 ± 0.8 |
Plasma Beta
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1.210 ± 1.272
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1.596 ± 1.495
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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20.56 ± 0.85
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35.27 ± 2.30
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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14.54 ± 0.84
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21.85 ± 1.33
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.894 ± 0.084 |
-0.443 ± 0.169 |
0.064 ± 0.064 |
3.65 ± 8.24 |
206.36 ± 10.84 |
| VC |
-0.795 ± 0.038 |
-0.602 ± 0.050 |
0.078 ± 0.078 |
4.46 ± 5.75 |
217.12 ± 3.57 |
| MX1 |
-0.854 ± 0.070 |
-0.503 ± 0.118 |
0.136 ± 0.136 |
7.84 ± 3.20 |
210.48 ± 7.95 |
| MX2 |
-0.847 ± 0.067 |
-0.511 ± 0.111 |
0.148 ± 0.147 |
8.53 ± 2.73 |
211.10 ± 7.50 |
| MX3 |
-0.844 ± 0.066 |
-0.514 ± 0.108 |
0.153 ± 0.151 |
8.78 ± 2.62 |
211.32 ± 7.36 |
| RH08 |
-0.884 ± 0.007 |
-0.442 ± 0.013 |
0.151 ± 0.150 |
8.68 ± 0.88 |
206.57 ± 0.82 |
| RH09 |
-0.992 ± 0.009 |
-0.009 ± 0.070 |
-0.128 ± 0.128 |
-7.38 ± 4.01 |
180.50 ± 4.07 |
| RH10 |
-0.993 ± 0.008 |
-0.009 ± 0.070 |
-0.117 ± 0.117 |
-6.74 ± 4.01 |
180.50 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.888 |
-0.379 |
0.060 |
3.476 |
202.995 |
| Median |
-0.854 |
-0.443 |
0.136 |
7.838 |
210.485 |
| Deviation |
0.071 |
0.234 |
0.118 |
6.792 |
14.276 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
35.8 ± 7.1 |
377.8 ± 6.7 |
2.80 ± 0.19 |
| VC |
45.1 ± 7.1 |
350.8 ± 6.4 |
2.80 ± 0.19 |
| MX1 |
37.7 ± 7.0 |
367.4 ± 6.2 |
2.80 ± 0.19 |
| MX2 |
38.0 ± 7.0 |
365.4 ± 6.2 |
2.80 ± 0.19 |
| MX3 |
38.2 ± 7.0 |
364.7 ± 6.1 |
2.80 ± 0.19 |
| RH08 |
33.8 ± 7.0 |
375.2 ± 6.2 |
2.80 ± 0.19 |
| RH09 |
28.1 ± 4.3 |
383.9 ± 7.8 |
2.80 ± 0.19 |
| RH10 |
27.5 ± 4.3 |
384.5 ± 7.7 |
2.80 ± 0.19 |
| Average |
35.5 |
371.2 |
2.80 |
| Median |
37.7 |
375.2 |
2.80 |
| Deviation |
5.8 |
11.4 |
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 |
91.2 ± 1.1 |
10.6 ± 0.5 |
11.8 ± 0.7 |
22.8 ± 0.8 |
8.61 ± 0.46 |
4.00 ± 0.15 |
| VC |
92.9 ± 1.5 |
9.0 ± 0.4 |
10.3 ± 0.6 |
23.5 ± 0.8 |
10.39 ± 0.56 |
3.95 ± 0.15 |
| MX1 |
91.7 ± 1.2 |
10.3 ± 0.5 |
11.5 ± 0.7 |
23.0 ± 0.8 |
8.94 ± 0.48 |
3.99 ± 0.15 |
| MX2 |
91.6 ± 1.2 |
10.2 ± 0.5 |
11.5 ± 0.7 |
23.0 ± 0.8 |
8.98 ± 0.48 |
3.98 ± 0.15 |
| MX3 |
91.6 ± 1.2 |
10.2 ± 0.5 |
11.4 ± 0.7 |
23.0 ± 0.8 |
9.00 ± 0.48 |
3.98 ± 0.15 |
| RH8 |
90.7 ± 1.1 |
10.9 ± 0.5 |
12.1 ± 0.7 |
22.7 ± 0.8 |
8.31 ± 0.44 |
4.00 ± 0.15 |
| RH9 |
75.1 ± 0.7 |
11.9 ± 0.6 |
12.8 ± 0.7 |
22.2 ± 0.8 |
6.34 ± 0.31 |
3.38 ± 0.12 |
| RH10 |
75.2 ± 0.7 |
12.0 ± 0.6 |
12.9 ± 0.7 |
22.2 ± 0.8 |
6.30 ± 0.31 |
3.39 ± 0.12 |
| Average |
87.5 |
10.6 |
11.8 |
22.8 |
8.4 |
3.8 |
| Median |
91.6 |
10.6 |
11.8 |
23.0 |
8.9 |
4.0 |
| Deviation |
7.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
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 |
32.3 ± 2.1 |
16.4 ± 0.7 |
17.7 ± 1.1 |
38.2 ± 1.9 |
1.98 ± 0.17 |
0.85 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
33.0 ± 1.8 |
13.9 ± 0.6 |
15.4 ± 0.9 |
39.1 ± 1.8 |
2.38 ± 0.17 |
0.84 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
32.3 ± 1.7 |
15.9 ± 0.7 |
17.3 ± 1.0 |
38.4 ± 1.9 |
2.04 ± 0.16 |
0.84 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
32.2 ± 1.7 |
15.8 ± 0.7 |
17.2 ± 1.0 |
38.4 ± 1.9 |
2.04 ± 0.15 |
0.84 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
32.2 ± 1.6 |
15.7 ± 0.7 |
17.2 ± 1.0 |
38.4 ± 1.9 |
2.05 ± 0.15 |
0.84 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
31.9 ± 1.8 |
16.8 ± 0.8 |
18.1 ± 1.1 |
38.0 ± 1.9 |
1.90 ± 0.16 |
0.84 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
28.1 ± 3.7 |
18.2 ± 0.9 |
19.3 ± 1.2 |
37.3 ± 2.0 |
1.55 ± 0.23 |
0.75 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
28.1 ± 3.6 |
18.3 ± 0.9 |
19.4 ± 1.2 |
37.2 ± 2.0 |
1.54 ± 0.23 |
0.75 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
31.3 |
16.4 |
17.7 |
38.1 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
| Median |
32.2 |
16.4 |
17.7 |
38.4 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
2.0 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
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 Fri Jun 13 11:06:02 2014
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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