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Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19991380032
Observation time: 05/18/1999 138.02269 0032 [UT]

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General Information (About, Top)

Year 1999
Fractional day of year 138.022691
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] 1960.5 ± 6.0
Shock type FF
Electron data availability 0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] 104.586
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -31.353
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] -9.470
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis 0008
Upstream field points selected for analysis 0250
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis 0007
Downstream field points selected for analysis 0211
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 9.55, 15.28, 15.70
Event added to database
Mon Feb 14 11:07:57 2005
Event last processed
Mon Mar 30 18:37:51 2009
Method selected
RH08
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
25.501 ± 0.216

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter
Upstream
Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s] -341.3 ± 0.6 -408.5 ± 1.7
Vy GSE [km/s] -17.4 ± 1.2 -22.0 ± 1.7
Vz GSE [km/s] 9.8 ± 2.3 11.8 ± 2.3
Wi [km/s] 23.4 ± 1.3 48.7 ± 1.4
We [km/s] 739.8 ± 42.3 1540.8 ± 43.8
Ni [n/cc] 8.0 ± 0.5 23.2 ± 0.9
Bx GSE [nT] -5.1 ± 0.1 -5.6 ± 0.4
By GSE [nT] 2.2 ± 0.1 6.8 ± 0.6
Bz GSE [nT] -0.3 ± 0.5 -1.6 ± 0.3
Plasma Beta
0.297 ± 0.281
1.471 ± 1.538
Sound Speed [km/s]
30.20 ± 1.73
62.90 ± 1.79
Alfven Speed [km/s]
43.13 ± 1.92
40.65 ± 3.24

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

Method Nx Ny Nz Theta [degrees] Phi [degrees]
MC -0.994 ± 0.013 -0.075 ± 0.087 0.080 ± 0.080 4.61 ± 8.34 184.31 ± 5.04
VC -0.997 ± 0.002 -0.067 ± 0.028 0.030 ± 0.030 1.75 ± 2.57 183.87 ± 1.60
MX1 -0.994 ± 0.007 -0.103 ± 0.062 0.039 ± 0.039 2.22 ± 2.82 185.93 ± 3.59
MX2 -0.994 ± 0.007 -0.104 ± 0.061 0.038 ± 0.038 2.17 ± 2.80 185.95 ± 3.49
MX3 -0.994 ± 0.007 -0.104 ± 0.060 0.038 ± 0.038 2.15 ± 2.83 185.95 ± 3.45
RH08 -0.999 ± 0.000 0.044 ± 0.000 0.006 ± 0.006 0.32 ± 0.64 177.49 ± 0.00
RH09 -0.999 ± 0.003 0.044 ± 0.068 0.006 ± 0.006 0.32 ± 4.05 177.49 ± 3.93
RH10 -0.999 ± 0.003 0.044 ± 0.069 0.006 ± 0.006 0.32 ± 4.05 177.49 ± 3.94
Average -0.996 -0.040 0.030 1.731 182.312
Median -0.994 -0.067 0.038 2.153 184.311
Deviation 0.003 0.071 0.025 1.456 4.066

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method ThetaBn Shock Speed Compression
MC 29.6 ± 1.5 444.0 ± 4.0 2.87 ± 0.21
VC 28.6 ± 1.2 444.6 ± 3.9 2.87 ± 0.21
MX1 30.7 ± 1.2 444.1 ± 3.9 2.87 ± 0.21
MX2 30.7 ± 1.2 444.1 ± 3.9 2.87 ± 0.21
MX3 30.7 ± 1.2 444.1 ± 3.9 2.87 ± 0.21
RH08 22.2 ± 1.0 442.4 ± 3.8 2.87 ± 0.21
RH09 22.2 ± 1.0 442.4 ± 3.8 2.87 ± 0.21
RH10 22.2 ± 1.0 442.4 ± 3.8 2.87 ± 0.21
Average 27.1 443.5 2.87
Median 29.6 444.1 2.87
Deviation 4.1 0.9 0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 102.7 ± 0.6 24.2 ± 1.0 37.5 ± 1.7 46.8 ± 1.6 4.26 ± 0.19 2.20 ± 0.07
VC 102.8 ± 0.6 24.5 ± 1.0 37.9 ± 1.7 46.6 ± 1.6 4.20 ± 0.19 2.21 ± 0.07
MX1 102.7 ± 0.6 23.8 ± 1.0 37.1 ± 1.6 47.0 ± 1.6 4.32 ± 0.19 2.19 ± 0.07
MX2 102.7 ± 0.6 23.8 ± 1.0 37.1 ± 1.6 47.0 ± 1.6 4.32 ± 0.19 2.19 ± 0.07
MX3 102.7 ± 0.6 23.8 ± 1.0 37.1 ± 1.6 47.0 ± 1.6 4.32 ± 0.19 2.19 ± 0.07
RH8 102.2 ± 0.6 26.4 ± 1.2 39.9 ± 1.8 45.6 ± 1.7 3.87 ± 0.18 2.25 ± 0.07
RH9 102.2 ± 0.6 26.4 ± 1.2 39.9 ± 1.8 45.6 ± 1.7 3.87 ± 0.18 2.25 ± 0.07
RH10 102.2 ± 0.6 26.4 ± 1.2 39.9 ± 1.8 45.6 ± 1.7 3.87 ± 0.18 2.25 ± 0.07
Average 102.5 24.9 38.3 46.4 4.1 2.2
Median 102.7 24.5 37.9 46.8 4.3 2.2
Deviation 0.3 1.3 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.0

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method
dV
Slow
Intermediate
Fast
Slow
Mach
Fast
Mach
MC 35.4 ± 1.8 33.0 ± 2.0 35.3 ± 2.8 67.3 ± 0.9 1.08 ± 0.07 0.53 ± 0.03
VC 35.4 ± 1.8 33.4 ± 2.1 35.7 ± 2.8 67.1 ± 0.9 1.06 ± 0.06 0.53 ± 0.03
MX1 35.4 ± 1.8 32.5 ± 2.0 35.0 ± 2.8 67.5 ± 0.8 1.09 ± 0.07 0.52 ± 0.03
MX2 35.4 ± 1.8 32.5 ± 2.0 35.0 ± 2.8 67.5 ± 0.8 1.09 ± 0.07 0.52 ± 0.03
MX3 35.4 ± 1.8 32.5 ± 2.0 35.0 ± 2.8 67.5 ± 0.8 1.09 ± 0.07 0.52 ± 0.03
RH8 35.2 ± 1.7 36.0 ± 2.4 37.6 ± 3.0 65.7 ± 1.1 0.98 ± 0.06 0.54 ± 0.03
RH9 35.2 ± 1.7 36.0 ± 2.4 37.6 ± 3.0 65.7 ± 1.1 0.98 ± 0.06 0.54 ± 0.03
RH10 35.2 ± 1.7 36.0 ± 2.4 37.6 ± 3.0 65.7 ± 1.1 0.98 ± 0.06 0.54 ± 0.03
Average 35.3 34.0 36.1 66.8 1.0 0.5
Median 35.4 33.4 35.7 67.3 1.1 0.5
Deviation 0.1 1.7 1.3 0.9 0.1 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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