Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20002770102
Observation time: 10/03/2000 277.04335 0102 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
277.043351 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
3745.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
32.608 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-251.930 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-3.418 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0010 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0299 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0233 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.58, 7.10, 7.32 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:10:35 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:48:57 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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1.335 ± 0.784
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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] |
-392.0 ± 4.2 |
-435.7 ± 3.6 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-1.5 ± 4.4 |
-28.0 ± 2.7 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-5.3 ± 5.1 |
-24.2 ± 5.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
36.3 ± 0.7 |
45.0 ± 2.4 |
| We [km/s] |
1146.9 ± 22.8 |
1422.1 ± 77.4 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
7.0 ± 0.3 |
13.3 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.5 ± 0.4 |
-3.2 ± 0.9 |
| By GSE [nT] |
4.1 ± 0.3 |
9.2 ± 0.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.9 ± 0.8 |
-3.9 ± 0.9 |
Plasma Beta
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0.589 ± 0.585
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0.510 ± 0.509
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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46.82 ± 0.93
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58.06 ± 3.16
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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47.56 ± 2.98
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63.35 ± 2.61
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.986 ± 0.061 |
0.076 ± 0.204 |
-0.150 ± 0.149 |
-8.63 ± 22.54 |
175.56 ± 11.87 |
| VC |
-0.802 ± 0.069 |
-0.490 ± 0.098 |
-0.343 ± 0.329 |
-20.04 ± 7.43 |
211.43 ± 6.79 |
| MX1 |
-0.908 ± 0.059 |
-0.090 ± 0.121 |
-0.410 ± 0.385 |
-24.18 ± 8.05 |
185.67 ± 7.65 |
| MX2 |
-0.875 ± 0.050 |
-0.129 ± 0.104 |
-0.468 ± 0.430 |
-27.88 ± 5.96 |
188.37 ± 6.78 |
| MX3 |
-0.840 ± 0.057 |
-0.164 ± 0.101 |
-0.517 ± 0.465 |
-31.13 ± 6.00 |
191.04 ± 6.86 |
| RH08 |
-0.893 ± 0.007 |
-0.086 ± 0.011 |
-0.441 ± 0.410 |
-26.19 ± 0.91 |
185.52 ± 0.71 |
| RH09 |
-0.912 ± 0.029 |
-0.040 ± 0.067 |
-0.408 ± 0.384 |
-24.07 ± 4.01 |
182.51 ± 4.18 |
| RH10 |
-0.912 ± 0.029 |
-0.040 ± 0.068 |
-0.408 ± 0.384 |
-24.07 ± 4.00 |
182.51 ± 4.27 |
| Average |
-0.891 |
-0.120 |
-0.393 |
-23.271 |
187.825 |
| Median |
-0.893 |
-0.086 |
-0.408 |
-24.068 |
185.666 |
| Deviation |
0.055 |
0.166 |
0.111 |
6.745 |
10.587 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
45.5 ± 3.6 |
480.2 ± 8.8 |
1.91 ± 0.11 |
| VC |
75.7 ± 3.5 |
432.2 ± 7.8 |
1.91 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
51.8 ± 3.4 |
463.0 ± 7.9 |
1.91 ± 0.11 |
| MX2 |
53.9 ± 3.8 |
451.5 ± 7.8 |
1.91 ± 0.11 |
| MX3 |
56.0 ± 4.1 |
438.9 ± 7.8 |
1.91 ± 0.11 |
| RH08 |
51.5 ± 3.6 |
457.2 ± 7.9 |
1.91 ± 0.11 |
| RH09 |
49.0 ± 3.4 |
462.3 ± 8.0 |
1.91 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
49.0 ± 3.4 |
462.3 ± 8.0 |
1.91 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
54.1 |
456.0 |
1.91 |
| Median |
51.8 |
462.3 |
1.91 |
| Deviation |
9.3 |
15.1 |
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 |
93.1 ± 4.7 |
25.2 ± 0.7 |
33.3 ± 2.1 |
61.8 ± 1.8 |
3.69 ± 0.14 |
1.50 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
115.3 ± 3.1 |
8.3 ± 0.2 |
11.7 ± 0.7 |
66.3 ± 2.0 |
13.92 ± 0.21 |
1.74 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
104.8 ± 4.7 |
21.8 ± 0.6 |
29.4 ± 1.8 |
63.1 ± 1.9 |
4.82 ± 0.15 |
1.66 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
106.0 ± 4.7 |
20.6 ± 0.6 |
28.0 ± 1.8 |
63.5 ± 1.9 |
5.14 ± 0.15 |
1.67 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
106.6 ± 4.7 |
19.5 ± 0.6 |
26.6 ± 1.7 |
63.9 ± 1.9 |
5.47 ± 0.16 |
1.67 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
104.6 ± 4.8 |
21.9 ± 0.6 |
29.6 ± 1.9 |
63.1 ± 1.9 |
4.77 ± 0.15 |
1.66 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
102.5 ± 4.9 |
23.3 ± 0.7 |
31.2 ± 2.0 |
62.6 ± 1.9 |
4.40 ± 0.14 |
1.64 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
102.5 ± 4.9 |
23.3 ± 0.7 |
31.2 ± 2.0 |
62.6 ± 1.9 |
4.40 ± 0.14 |
1.64 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
104.4 |
20.5 |
27.6 |
63.4 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
| Median |
104.8 |
21.9 |
29.6 |
63.1 |
4.8 |
1.7 |
| Deviation |
6.1 |
5.2 |
6.7 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
Downstream 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 |
49.2 ± 3.2 |
32.3 ± 0.8 |
44.4 ± 1.8 |
79.7 ± 1.4 |
1.53 ± 0.12 |
0.62 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
60.8 ± 2.0 |
10.6 ± 0.2 |
15.6 ± 0.6 |
85.3 ± 1.5 |
5.73 ± 0.29 |
0.71 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
55.0 ± 2.6 |
27.9 ± 0.6 |
39.1 ± 1.6 |
81.4 ± 1.4 |
1.98 ± 0.12 |
0.68 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
55.6 ± 2.5 |
26.4 ± 0.6 |
37.3 ± 1.5 |
81.8 ± 1.4 |
2.10 ± 0.13 |
0.68 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
55.7 ± 2.5 |
24.9 ± 0.6 |
35.4 ± 1.5 |
82.3 ± 1.4 |
2.24 ± 0.14 |
0.68 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
54.9 ± 2.6 |
28.1 ± 0.6 |
39.4 ± 1.6 |
81.3 ± 1.4 |
1.96 ± 0.12 |
0.68 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
53.9 ± 2.6 |
29.9 ± 0.7 |
41.5 ± 1.7 |
80.7 ± 1.4 |
1.81 ± 0.12 |
0.67 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
53.9 ± 2.6 |
29.9 ± 0.7 |
41.5 ± 1.7 |
80.7 ± 1.4 |
1.81 ± 0.12 |
0.67 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
54.9 |
26.2 |
36.8 |
81.6 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
| Median |
55.0 |
28.1 |
39.4 |
81.4 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
3.2 |
6.7 |
9.0 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
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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