Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20002021842
Observation time: 07/20/2000 202.77981 1842 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
202.779809 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
67375.5 ± 110.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
14.296 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-50.235 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-4.574 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0300 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0209 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
2.29, 3.90, 3.99 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:09:59 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:32:54 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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3.065 ± 0.264
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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] |
-462.7 ± 3.0 |
-475.4 ± 8.7 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-18.8 ± 2.4 |
10.1 ± 13.1 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
6.8 ± 3.6 |
-16.4 ± 10.9 |
| Wi [km/s] |
23.2 ± 1.8 |
35.3 ± 4.3 |
| We [km/s] |
734.9 ± 57.6 |
1114.9 ± 136.9 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
3.3 ± 0.3 |
5.2 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.3 ± 0.2 |
3.3 ± 0.4 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-5.8 ± 0.3 |
-2.2 ± 1.0 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
2.6 ± 0.5 |
-1.3 ± 2.0 |
Plasma Beta
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0.084 ± 0.079
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0.630 ± 0.701
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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30.00 ± 2.35
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45.51 ± 5.59
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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81.61 ± 5.19
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44.75 ± 4.36
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.811 ± 0.110 |
0.554 ± 0.155 |
0.186 ± 0.184 |
10.75 ± 13.02 |
145.66 ± 10.82 |
| VC |
-0.309 ± 0.132 |
0.752 ± 0.115 |
-0.582 ± 0.505 |
-35.62 ± 10.94 |
112.38 ± 9.57 |
| MX1 |
-0.986 ± 0.174 |
0.159 ± 1.059 |
-0.051 ± 0.051 |
-2.93 ± 36.17 |
170.84 ± 61.55 |
| MX2 |
-0.826 ± 0.098 |
0.535 ± 0.144 |
0.177 ± 0.175 |
10.19 ± 12.58 |
147.06 ± 9.85 |
| MX3 |
-0.943 ± 0.067 |
0.330 ± 0.189 |
-0.032 ± 0.032 |
-1.82 ± 13.71 |
160.71 ± 11.49 |
| RH08 |
-0.996 ± 0.001 |
0.009 ± 0.019 |
-0.084 ± 0.084 |
-4.81 ± 0.93 |
179.50 ± 1.07 |
| RH09 |
-0.997 ± 0.005 |
-0.026 ± 0.069 |
-0.073 ± 0.072 |
-4.16 ± 4.03 |
181.50 ± 3.95 |
| RH10 |
-0.997 ± 0.005 |
-0.026 ± 0.069 |
-0.073 ± 0.072 |
-4.16 ± 4.03 |
181.50 ± 3.95 |
| Average |
-0.858 |
0.286 |
-0.066 |
-4.071 |
159.894 |
| Median |
-0.943 |
0.330 |
-0.051 |
-2.929 |
170.838 |
| Deviation |
0.235 |
0.303 |
0.236 |
14.270 |
24.095 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
47.8 ± 2.7 |
417.8 ± 29.7 |
1.59 ± 0.16 |
| VC |
12.6 ± 4.7 |
225.0 ± 41.3 |
1.59 ± 0.16 |
| MX1 |
61.0 ± 1.2 |
496.1 ± 26.9 |
1.59 ± 0.16 |
| MX2 |
48.4 ± 2.6 |
424.9 ± 29.7 |
1.59 ± 0.16 |
| MX3 |
52.4 ± 1.3 |
481.3 ± 30.3 |
1.59 ± 0.16 |
| RH08 |
68.1 ± 1.2 |
497.3 ± 23.9 |
1.59 ± 0.16 |
| RH09 |
70.2 ± 1.2 |
495.8 ± 22.7 |
1.59 ± 0.16 |
| RH10 |
70.2 ± 1.2 |
495.8 ± 22.7 |
1.59 ± 0.16 |
| Average |
53.8 |
441.7 |
1.59 |
| Median |
61.0 |
495.8 |
1.59 |
| Deviation |
19.1 |
93.6 |
0.00 |
Upstream 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 |
51.6 ± 2.0 |
19.4 ± 1.3 |
54.9 ± 3.5 |
84.8 ± 4.5 |
2.67 ± 0.20 |
0.61 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
99.9 ± 2.1 |
29.2 ± 2.2 |
79.6 ± 5.1 |
81.9 ± 5.1 |
3.45 ± 0.30 |
1.22 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
43.2 ± 2.7 |
13.8 ± 0.9 |
39.6 ± 2.5 |
85.9 ± 4.4 |
3.14 ± 0.32 |
0.50 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
51.6 ± 2.0 |
19.1 ± 1.3 |
54.2 ± 3.4 |
84.9 ± 4.5 |
2.71 ± 0.21 |
0.61 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
51.2 ± 2.4 |
17.5 ± 1.1 |
49.8 ± 3.2 |
85.2 ± 4.5 |
2.94 ± 0.26 |
0.60 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
37.0 ± 3.0 |
10.6 ± 0.6 |
30.5 ± 1.9 |
86.4 ± 4.3 |
3.52 ± 0.41 |
0.43 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
34.5 ± 3.1 |
9.6 ± 0.6 |
27.7 ± 1.8 |
86.5 ± 4.3 |
3.62 ± 0.45 |
0.40 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
34.5 ± 3.1 |
9.6 ± 0.6 |
27.7 ± 1.8 |
86.5 ± 4.3 |
3.62 ± 0.45 |
0.40 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
50.5 |
16.1 |
45.5 |
85.3 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
| Median |
51.2 |
17.5 |
49.8 |
85.9 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
21.4 |
6.7 |
17.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
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 |
29.6 ± 12.8 |
22.9 ± 2.3 |
30.1 ± 2.9 |
59.7 ± 5.7 |
1.27 ± 0.52 |
0.49 ± 0.20 |
| VC |
60.7 ± 17.6 |
39.4 ± 4.0 |
43.7 ± 4.3 |
50.3 ± 4.7 |
1.53 ± 0.37 |
1.19 ± 0.28 |
| MX1 |
24.9 ± 11.0 |
15.9 ± 1.6 |
21.7 ± 2.1 |
61.9 ± 6.0 |
1.53 ± 0.63 |
0.39 ± 0.16 |
| MX2 |
29.7 ± 12.7 |
22.6 ± 2.2 |
29.7 ± 2.9 |
59.8 ± 5.8 |
1.29 ± 0.52 |
0.49 ± 0.20 |
| MX3 |
28.9 ± 12.7 |
20.5 ± 2.0 |
27.3 ± 2.7 |
60.5 ± 5.8 |
1.38 ± 0.56 |
0.47 ± 0.19 |
| RH8 |
22.1 ± 9.5 |
12.1 ± 1.2 |
16.7 ± 1.6 |
62.8 ± 6.1 |
1.79 ± 0.70 |
0.34 ± 0.13 |
| RH9 |
20.9 ± 9.0 |
11.0 ± 1.1 |
15.2 ± 1.5 |
63.0 ± 6.1 |
1.87 ± 0.73 |
0.33 ± 0.13 |
| RH10 |
20.9 ± 9.0 |
11.0 ± 1.1 |
15.2 ± 1.5 |
63.0 ± 6.1 |
1.87 ± 0.73 |
0.33 ± 0.13 |
| Average |
29.7 |
19.4 |
24.9 |
60.1 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
| Median |
28.9 |
20.5 |
27.3 |
61.9 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
13.1 |
9.5 |
9.8 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
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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