Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event Database ID: 20001950943
Observation time: 07/13/2000 DOY 195.40543 0943 [UT]
General
information (Description, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
195.405434 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
35029.5 ± 10.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-6.567 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-57.775 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-5.416 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0011 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0338 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
|
| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0227 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.65, 17.07, 17.49 |
Event added to database
|
Mon Feb 14 11:09:44 2005
|
Event last processed
|
Mon Mar 30 19:26:11 2009
|
Method selected
|
RH08
|
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
|
-1.425 ± 0.124
|
Asymptotic
plasma
parameters (About, Top)
|
Parameter
|
Upstream
|
Downstream
|
| Vx GSE [km/s] |
-508.2 ± 2.9 |
-586.7 ± 10.0 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
30.3 ± 3.2 |
11.0 ± 9.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-1.7 ± 3.6 |
21.5 ± 5.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
54.7 ± 1.5 |
92.2 ± 4.8 |
| We [km/s] |
1730.9 ± 46.2 |
2916.5 ± 152.5 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.2 ± 0.3 |
10.4 ± 0.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.4 ± 0.3 |
-5.2 ± 0.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
1.3 ± 0.9 |
8.6 ± 1.9 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
4.7 ± 0.5 |
-0.1 ± 2.4 |
Plasma Beta
|
0.745 ± 0.707
|
1.871 ± 1.878
|
Sound Speed [km/s]
|
70.66 ± 1.89
|
119.07 ± 6.23
|
Alfven Speed [km/s]
|
63.93 ± 3.94
|
70.15 ± 10.61
|
Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.633 ± 0.125 |
0.283 ± 0.137 |
0.720 ± 0.558 |
46.09 ± 9.64 |
155.89 ± 11.55 |
| VC |
-0.933 ± 0.035 |
-0.230 ± 0.104 |
0.278 ± 0.270 |
16.12 ± 5.00 |
193.85 ± 6.40 |
| MX1 |
-0.973 ± 0.147 |
-0.205 ± 0.623 |
0.106 ± 0.106 |
6.09 ± 36.46 |
191.90 ± 36.68 |
| MX2 |
-0.968 ± 0.018 |
-0.085 ± 0.105 |
0.235 ± 0.230 |
13.57 ± 3.77 |
185.04 ± 6.20 |
| MX3 |
-0.973 ± 0.019 |
-0.123 ± 0.075 |
0.195 ± 0.192 |
11.23 ± 4.73 |
187.19 ± 4.40 |
| RH08 |
-0.996 ± 0.002 |
-0.044 ± 0.009 |
0.084 ± 0.084 |
4.81 ± 1.02 |
182.51 ± 0.53 |
| RH09 |
-0.990 ± 0.010 |
-0.061 ± 0.070 |
0.128 ± 0.128 |
7.38 ± 4.01 |
183.51 ± 4.07 |
| RH10 |
-0.990 ± 0.010 |
-0.061 ± 0.070 |
0.128 ± 0.128 |
7.38 ± 4.01 |
183.51 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.932 |
-0.066 |
0.234 |
14.085 |
182.925 |
| Median |
-0.973 |
-0.061 |
0.195 |
11.234 |
185.045 |
| Deviation |
0.122 |
0.157 |
0.207 |
13.506 |
11.677 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
9.4 ± 6.5 |
433.1 ± 12.6 |
2.44 ± 0.24 |
| VC |
46.0 ± 3.8 |
610.6 ± 13.4 |
2.44 ± 0.24 |
| MX1 |
54.0 ± 3.1 |
629.3 ± 13.8 |
2.44 ± 0.24 |
| MX2 |
44.7 ± 2.7 |
629.6 ± 13.6 |
2.44 ± 0.24 |
| MX3 |
47.6 ± 2.8 |
632.4 ± 13.7 |
2.44 ± 0.24 |
| RH08 |
51.9 ± 2.6 |
641.4 ± 13.9 |
2.44 ± 0.24 |
| RH09 |
49.8 ± 2.6 |
639.8 ± 13.8 |
2.44 ± 0.24 |
| RH10 |
49.8 ± 2.6 |
639.8 ± 13.8 |
2.44 ± 0.24 |
| Average |
44.2 |
607.0 |
2.44 |
| Median |
49.8 |
632.4 |
2.44 |
| Deviation |
14.4 |
71.0 |
0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
|
Method
|
dV
|
Slow
|
Intermediate
|
Fast
|
Slow
Mach
|
Fast
Mach
|
| MC |
104.0 ± 3.3 |
60.3 ± 2.7 |
63.1 ± 3.9 |
73.9 ± 1.2 |
1.73 ± 0.08 |
1.41 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
144.1 ± 3.4 |
35.4 ± 1.1 |
44.4 ± 2.7 |
88.6 ± 1.7 |
4.08 ± 0.17 |
1.63 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
141.2 ± 3.3 |
29.2 ± 0.9 |
37.6 ± 2.3 |
90.8 ± 1.8 |
4.84 ± 0.21 |
1.56 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
140.5 ± 3.2 |
36.4 ± 1.1 |
45.5 ± 2.8 |
88.1 ± 1.7 |
3.87 ± 0.16 |
1.60 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
141.9 ± 3.2 |
34.2 ± 1.0 |
43.1 ± 2.7 |
89.0 ± 1.8 |
4.16 ± 0.17 |
1.59 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
137.0 ± 3.0 |
30.8 ± 0.9 |
39.4 ± 2.4 |
90.2 ± 1.8 |
4.45 ± 0.18 |
1.52 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
138.8 ± 3.1 |
32.4 ± 1.0 |
41.2 ± 2.5 |
89.7 ± 1.8 |
4.28 ± 0.18 |
1.55 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
138.8 ± 3.1 |
32.4 ± 1.0 |
41.2 ± 2.5 |
89.7 ± 1.8 |
4.28 ± 0.18 |
1.55 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
135.8 |
36.4 |
44.4 |
87.5 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
| Median |
140.5 |
34.2 |
43.1 |
89.7 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
| Deviation |
13.0 |
9.9 |
8.0 |
5.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
Downstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
|
Method
|
dV
|
Slow
|
Intermediate
|
Fast
|
Slow
Mach
|
Fast
Mach
|
| MC |
43.1 ± 8.3 |
68.6 ± 9.9 |
69.2 ± 10.5 |
120.0 ± 5.7 |
0.63 ± 0.08 |
0.36 ± 0.08 |
| VC |
60.0 ± 8.7 |
43.9 ± 4.7 |
48.7 ± 7.4 |
131.4 ± 2.2 |
1.38 ± 0.23 |
0.46 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
58.5 ± 9.3 |
36.5 ± 3.7 |
41.2 ± 6.2 |
133.7 ± 1.9 |
1.61 ± 0.29 |
0.44 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
57.4 ± 9.3 |
45.1 ± 4.9 |
49.9 ± 7.5 |
131.0 ± 2.2 |
1.28 ± 0.22 |
0.44 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
58.6 ± 9.3 |
42.5 ± 4.5 |
47.3 ± 7.2 |
131.9 ± 2.1 |
1.39 ± 0.24 |
0.44 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
56.1 ± 9.7 |
38.5 ± 4.0 |
43.3 ± 6.5 |
133.1 ± 2.0 |
1.46 ± 0.27 |
0.42 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
57.0 ± 9.6 |
40.4 ± 4.2 |
45.3 ± 6.8 |
132.6 ± 2.0 |
1.42 ± 0.26 |
0.43 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
57.0 ± 9.6 |
40.4 ± 4.2 |
45.3 ± 6.8 |
132.6 ± 2.0 |
1.42 ± 0.26 |
0.43 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
55.9 |
44.5 |
48.8 |
130.8 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
| Median |
57.4 |
42.5 |
47.3 |
132.6 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
| Deviation |
5.3 |
10.1 |
8.7 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
Survey interval (About, Top)
Selected
data (About, Top)
|
Key plasma parameters
|
Velocity
|
Magnetic Field
|
Shock direction from simple methods
(About, Top)
Rankine-Hugoniot Chi^2
contour plots (About, Top)
Shock
speed in solar wind frame (About, Top)
Theta Bn (About, Top)
Mach numbers and wave speeds (About, Top)
Page updated Mon Apr 13 08:55:28 2009
Justin C Kasper
(jkasper@cfa.harvard.edu)
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