Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19990690133
Observation time: 03/10/1999 69.06460 0133 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
1999 |
| Fractional day of year |
69.064601 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
5581.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-8.254 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-33.909 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-22.358 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0251 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0215 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.36, 13.48, 13.83 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:07:49 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 18:34:17 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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-1.675 ± 0.372
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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] |
-411.6 ± 1.7 |
-456.9 ± 4.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-6.2 ± 2.8 |
-11.3 ± 4.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-23.3 ± 2.0 |
-15.2 ± 3.2 |
| Wi [km/s] |
35.0 ± 0.8 |
44.8 ± 1.4 |
| We [km/s] |
1107.6 ± 26.3 |
1415.2 ± 45.2 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
7.2 ± 0.2 |
13.0 ± 0.7 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-0.6 ± 0.4 |
-2.0 ± 1.0 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.5 ± 0.4 |
-4.7 ± 1.9 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-3.6 ± 0.3 |
-6.1 ± 1.0 |
Plasma Beta
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0.941 ± 0.938
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0.807 ± 0.792
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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45.22 ± 1.07
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57.77 ± 1.85
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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36.16 ± 0.92
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50.10 ± 2.55
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.929 ± 0.324 |
0.308 ± 0.852 |
0.207 ± 0.204 |
11.94 ± 46.59 |
161.65 ± 52.49 |
| VC |
-0.979 ± 0.016 |
-0.110 ± 0.099 |
0.172 ± 0.170 |
9.91 ± 4.05 |
186.40 ± 5.79 |
| MX1 |
-0.880 ± 0.098 |
0.110 ± 0.175 |
0.461 ± 0.425 |
27.47 ± 11.99 |
172.85 ± 11.36 |
| MX2 |
-0.902 ± 0.084 |
0.067 ± 0.109 |
0.425 ± 0.398 |
25.18 ± 11.23 |
175.76 ± 6.94 |
| MX3 |
-0.920 ± 0.075 |
0.037 ± 0.145 |
0.389 ± 0.368 |
22.91 ± 11.01 |
177.72 ± 9.03 |
| RH08 |
-0.996 ± 0.001 |
-0.044 ± 0.014 |
0.073 ± 0.072 |
4.16 ± 0.87 |
182.51 ± 0.82 |
| RH09 |
-0.988 ± 0.011 |
0.113 ± 0.069 |
0.106 ± 0.106 |
6.09 ± 4.02 |
173.48 ± 4.03 |
| RH10 |
-0.988 ± 0.011 |
0.113 ± 0.069 |
0.106 ± 0.106 |
6.09 ± 4.02 |
173.48 ± 4.03 |
| Average |
-0.948 |
0.074 |
0.242 |
14.219 |
175.482 |
| Median |
-0.929 |
0.110 |
0.207 |
11.936 |
175.764 |
| Deviation |
0.045 |
0.124 |
0.158 |
9.473 |
7.368 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
77.1 ± 5.0 |
467.3 ± 14.2 |
1.81 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
87.4 ± 6.3 |
501.9 ± 15.9 |
1.81 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
71.0 ± 6.3 |
445.7 ± 15.2 |
1.81 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
74.4 ± 6.3 |
458.1 ± 15.5 |
1.81 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
77.3 ± 6.3 |
468.2 ± 15.6 |
1.81 ± 0.07 |
| RH08 |
84.7 ± 5.9 |
509.3 ± 15.4 |
1.81 ± 0.07 |
| RH09 |
88.6 ± 5.5 |
500.6 ± 15.0 |
1.81 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
88.6 ± 5.5 |
500.6 ± 15.0 |
1.81 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
81.1 |
481.4 |
1.81 |
| Median |
84.7 |
500.6 |
1.81 |
| Deviation |
7.0 |
24.3 |
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 |
91.8 ± 1.4 |
6.3 ± 0.1 |
8.1 ± 0.2 |
57.6 ± 0.9 |
14.52 ± 0.33 |
1.60 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
102.3 ± 1.9 |
1.3 ± 0.0 |
1.7 ± 0.0 |
57.9 ± 0.9 |
79.29 ± 1.71 |
1.77 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
94.8 ± 1.6 |
9.3 ± 0.2 |
11.8 ± 0.3 |
57.2 ± 0.9 |
10.19 ± 0.21 |
1.66 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
97.0 ± 1.7 |
7.7 ± 0.1 |
9.7 ± 0.2 |
57.4 ± 0.9 |
12.67 ± 0.26 |
1.69 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
98.7 ± 1.7 |
6.3 ± 0.1 |
8.0 ± 0.2 |
57.6 ± 0.9 |
15.78 ± 0.33 |
1.71 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
100.7 ± 1.7 |
2.6 ± 0.0 |
3.3 ± 0.1 |
57.9 ± 0.9 |
38.93 ± 0.85 |
1.74 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
97.1 ± 1.6 |
0.7 ± 0.0 |
0.9 ± 0.0 |
57.9 ± 0.9 |
141.14 ± 3.11 |
1.68 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
97.1 ± 1.6 |
0.7 ± 0.0 |
0.9 ± 0.0 |
57.9 ± 0.9 |
141.14 ± 3.11 |
1.68 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
97.4 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
57.7 |
56.7 |
1.7 |
| Median |
97.1 |
6.3 |
8.0 |
57.9 |
38.9 |
1.7 |
| Deviation |
3.3 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
56.9 |
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 |
49.6 ± 4.8 |
8.5 ± 0.2 |
11.2 ± 0.6 |
76.0 ± 1.3 |
5.86 ± 0.63 |
0.65 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
56.0 ± 4.9 |
1.7 ± 0.0 |
2.3 ± 0.1 |
76.5 ± 1.3 |
32.45 ± 3.27 |
0.73 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
51.7 ± 4.8 |
12.4 ± 0.3 |
16.3 ± 0.8 |
75.5 ± 1.3 |
4.16 ± 0.44 |
0.68 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
53.0 ± 4.8 |
10.2 ± 0.2 |
13.5 ± 0.7 |
75.8 ± 1.3 |
5.17 ± 0.54 |
0.70 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
54.0 ± 4.9 |
8.4 ± 0.2 |
11.0 ± 0.6 |
76.1 ± 1.3 |
6.45 ± 0.67 |
0.71 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
54.7 ± 4.8 |
3.5 ± 0.1 |
4.6 ± 0.2 |
76.4 ± 1.3 |
15.81 ± 1.59 |
0.72 ± 0.07 |
| RH9 |
52.1 ± 4.9 |
0.9 ± 0.0 |
1.2 ± 0.1 |
76.5 ± 1.3 |
56.56 ± 5.92 |
0.68 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
52.1 ± 4.9 |
0.9 ± 0.0 |
1.2 ± 0.1 |
76.5 ± 1.3 |
56.56 ± 5.92 |
0.68 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
52.9 |
5.8 |
7.7 |
76.2 |
22.9 |
0.7 |
| Median |
53.0 |
8.4 |
11.0 |
76.4 |
15.8 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
2.0 |
4.6 |
6.0 |
0.4 |
22.8 |
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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