CfA Interplanetary Shock Database - Individual Event Detail
 

Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19990480712
Observation time: 02/17/1999 48.30016 0712 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 1999
Fractional day of year 48.300156
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 25933.5 ± 3.0
Shock type FF
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -13.007
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -66.816
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -22.072
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0007
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0212
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0007
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0207
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 4.38, 6.53, 6.73
Event added to database
Mon Feb 14 11:07:38 2005
Event last processed
Mon Mar 30 18:29:09 2009
Method selected
RH08
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
-2.600 ± 0.454

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -465.1 ± 3.4 -502.8 ± 4.0
Vy GSE [km/s] -16.5 ± 14.8 -23.4 ± 3.1
Vz GSE [km/s] -1.6 ± 4.6 -4.9 ± 4.3
Wi [km/s] 26.8 ± 2.3 32.6 ± 0.8
We [km/s] 847.6 ± 72.1 1031.9 ± 25.6
Ni [n/cc] 6.1 ± 0.4 9.9 ± 0.6
Bx GSE [nT] 0.0 ± 0.4 0.6 ± 0.6
By GSE [nT] 6.5 ± 0.2 10.2 ± 0.7
Bz GSE [nT] -2.6 ± 0.4 -5.2 ± 1.1
Plasma Beta
0.187 ± 0.182
0.166 ± 0.171
Sound Speed [km/s]
34.60 ± 2.94
42.13 ± 1.04
Alfven Speed [km/s]
62.40 ± 1.88
80.23 ± 2.99

Best values of shock front normal for each method (About, Top)

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.923 ± 0.291 0.361 ± 0.720 0.133 ± 0.132 7.65 ± 34.42 158.65 ± 44.67
VC -0.985 ± 0.043 -0.148 ± 0.270 -0.092 ± 0.091 -5.25 ± 8.68 188.57 ± 15.68
MX1 -0.984 ± 0.023 0.056 ± 0.191 -0.169 ± 0.167 -9.70 ± 6.83 176.73 ± 11.15
MX2 -0.981 ± 0.025 0.018 ± 0.183 -0.194 ± 0.191 -11.17 ± 7.28 178.93 ± 10.69
MX3 -0.975 ± 0.034 -0.023 ± 0.204 -0.222 ± 0.219 -12.84 ± 8.75 181.36 ± 11.98
RH08 -0.994 ± 0.002 0.026 ± 0.014 -0.106 ± 0.106 -6.09 ± 1.16 178.50 ± 0.79
RH09 -0.992 ± 0.009 0.009 ± 0.070 -0.128 ± 0.128 -7.38 ± 4.01 179.50 ± 4.07
RH10 -0.992 ± 0.009 0.009 ± 0.070 -0.128 ± 0.128 -7.38 ± 4.01 179.50 ± 4.07
Average -0.978 0.038 -0.113 -6.522 177.717
Median -0.984 0.018 -0.128 -7.382 179.499
Deviation 0.023 0.144 0.109 6.277 8.484

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 73.7 ± 3.6 507.1 ± 20.6 1.62 ± 0.17
VC 83.8 ± 2.8 563.2 ± 16.3 1.62 ± 0.17
MX1 83.7 ± 2.8 555.3 ± 17.9 1.62 ± 0.17
MX2 85.2 ± 2.7 555.6 ± 17.5 1.62 ± 0.17
MX3 86.8 ± 2.6 553.9 ± 17.0 1.62 ± 0.17
RH08 86.6 ± 2.9 560.2 ± 17.8 1.62 ± 0.17
RH09 87.1 ± 2.8 559.9 ± 17.6 1.62 ± 0.17
RH10 87.1 ± 2.8 559.9 ± 17.6 1.62 ± 0.17
Average 84.2 551.9 1.62
Median 86.6 559.9 1.62
Deviation 4.5 18.4 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 83.9 ± 5.1 8.5 ± 0.6 17.5 ± 0.5 70.9 ± 1.7 9.86 ± 0.75 1.18 ± 0.09
VC 102.6 ± 4.4 3.3 ± 0.2 6.8 ± 0.2 71.3 ± 1.8 31.46 ± 2.20 1.44 ± 0.06
MX1 98.2 ± 2.7 3.3 ± 0.2 6.9 ± 0.2 71.3 ± 1.8 29.64 ± 1.70 1.38 ± 0.05
MX2 99.4 ± 2.7 2.5 ± 0.2 5.2 ± 0.2 71.4 ± 1.8 39.26 ± 2.27 1.39 ± 0.05
MX3 99.8 ± 2.8 1.7 ± 0.1 3.5 ± 0.1 71.4 ± 1.8 58.94 ± 3.47 1.40 ± 0.04
RH8 98.2 ± 2.9 1.8 ± 0.1 3.7 ± 0.1 71.4 ± 1.8 55.47 ± 3.29 1.38 ± 0.05
RH9 98.6 ± 2.9 1.5 ± 0.1 3.2 ± 0.1 71.4 ± 1.8 64.32 ± 3.83 1.38 ± 0.05
RH10 98.6 ± 2.9 1.5 ± 0.1 3.2 ± 0.1 71.4 ± 1.8 64.32 ± 3.83 1.38 ± 0.05
Average 97.4 3.0 6.2 71.3 44.2 1.4
Median 98.6 2.5 5.2 71.4 55.5 1.4
Deviation 5.6 2.3 4.8 0.2 19.8 0.1

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 52.0 ± 4.7 10.5 ± 0.2 22.5 ± 0.8 90.0 ± 2.8 4.95 ± 0.52 0.58 ± 0.06
VC 64.2 ± 3.7 4.0 ± 0.1 8.7 ± 0.3 90.5 ± 2.8 15.90 ± 1.21 0.71 ± 0.05
MX1 60.9 ± 4.3 4.1 ± 0.1 8.8 ± 0.3 90.5 ± 2.8 14.87 ± 1.33 0.67 ± 0.06
MX2 61.9 ± 4.3 3.1 ± 0.1 6.7 ± 0.3 90.6 ± 2.8 19.77 ± 1.73 0.68 ± 0.06
MX3 62.2 ± 4.2 2.1 ± 0.0 4.5 ± 0.2 90.6 ± 2.8 29.69 ± 2.55 0.69 ± 0.06
RH8 60.5 ± 4.2 2.2 ± 0.1 4.7 ± 0.2 90.6 ± 2.8 27.66 ± 2.42 0.67 ± 0.06
RH9 60.9 ± 4.2 1.9 ± 0.0 4.1 ± 0.2 90.6 ± 2.8 32.10 ± 2.79 0.67 ± 0.06
RH10 60.9 ± 4.2 1.9 ± 0.0 4.1 ± 0.2 90.6 ± 2.8 32.10 ± 2.79 0.67 ± 0.06
Average 60.4 3.7 8.0 90.5 22.1 0.7
Median 60.9 3.1 6.7 90.6 27.7 0.7
Deviation 3.6 2.9 6.2 0.2 9.8 0.0

Survey interval (About, Top)
Survey of solar wind interval
Selected data (About, Top)
Key plasma parameters
Survey
Velocity
V

Magnetic Field
B


Simple Methods (About, Top)
Simple methods
Rankine Chi^2 Contour (About, Top)

Chisq


Shock Speed (About, Top)
Shock Speed

Theta Bn (About, Top)
Theta Bn

Mach Numbers (About, Top)

Upstream wave speeds
Upstream Mach numbers
Downsteam wave speeds
Downstream mach numbers
Page updated Fri Jun 13 11:06:02 2014
Michael L Stevens (mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)

   
 

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