Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20003090225
Observation time: 11/04/2000 309.10123 0225 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
309.101233 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
8746.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
65.112 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-138.223 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
6.670 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0219 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0261 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.00, 8.52, 8.82 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:10:53 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:58:05 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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7.442 ± 1.246
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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] |
-361.1 ± 0.6 |
-409.7 ± 1.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-32.7 ± 2.1 |
-60.9 ± 4.4 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
10.7 ± 1.7 |
46.8 ± 3.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
26.0 ± 0.6 |
33.5 ± 1.3 |
| We [km/s] |
822.2 ± 17.8 |
1058.6 ± 39.8 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
16.3 ± 0.3 |
38.0 ± 4.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
5.9 ± 0.5 |
10.6 ± 2.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-4.7 ± 0.9 |
-11.5 ± 3.9 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.6 ± 1.1 |
6.6 ± 3.6 |
Plasma Beta
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0.323 ± 0.321
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0.284 ± 0.313
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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33.57 ± 0.73
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43.22 ± 1.63
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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45.74 ± 1.11
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63.40 ± 4.72
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.989 ± 0.092 |
0.004 ± 0.782 |
-0.151 ± 0.150 |
-8.67 ± 34.99 |
179.79 ± 45.32 |
| VC |
-0.729 ± 0.043 |
-0.421 ± 0.058 |
0.539 ± 0.479 |
32.61 ± 3.62 |
210.00 ± 4.34 |
| MX1 |
-0.819 ± 0.087 |
-0.338 ± 0.147 |
0.465 ± 0.428 |
27.69 ± 8.38 |
202.41 ± 10.13 |
| MX2 |
-0.791 ± 0.066 |
-0.334 ± 0.133 |
0.513 ± 0.462 |
30.85 ± 4.23 |
202.87 ± 9.58 |
| MX3 |
-0.777 ± 0.062 |
-0.330 ± 0.129 |
0.536 ± 0.478 |
32.42 ± 3.30 |
203.00 ± 9.48 |
| RH08 |
-0.925 ± 0.007 |
-0.189 ± 0.021 |
0.330 ± 0.317 |
19.25 ± 1.00 |
191.53 ± 1.28 |
| RH09 |
-0.980 ± 0.014 |
-0.026 ± 0.070 |
0.196 ± 0.193 |
11.28 ± 4.00 |
181.50 ± 4.10 |
| RH10 |
-0.980 ± 0.014 |
-0.026 ± 0.070 |
0.196 ± 0.193 |
11.28 ± 4.00 |
181.50 ± 4.11 |
| Average |
-0.874 |
-0.207 |
0.328 |
19.588 |
194.077 |
| Median |
-0.819 |
-0.189 |
0.465 |
27.690 |
202.413 |
| Deviation |
0.106 |
0.171 |
0.241 |
14.460 |
11.992 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
40.9 ± 1.7 |
429.3 ± 5.7 |
2.28 ± 0.21 |
| VC |
87.4 ± 4.0 |
397.8 ± 10.8 |
2.28 ± 0.21 |
| MX1 |
79.3 ± 4.0 |
425.4 ± 10.3 |
2.28 ± 0.21 |
| MX2 |
81.5 ± 4.3 |
416.4 ± 10.4 |
2.28 ± 0.21 |
| MX3 |
82.5 ± 4.5 |
411.4 ± 10.5 |
2.28 ± 0.21 |
| RH08 |
66.4 ± 4.0 |
450.1 ± 9.1 |
2.28 ± 0.21 |
| RH09 |
54.1 ± 4.2 |
452.5 ± 7.6 |
2.28 ± 0.21 |
| RH10 |
54.1 ± 4.2 |
452.5 ± 7.6 |
2.28 ± 0.21 |
| Average |
68.3 |
429.4 |
2.28 |
| Median |
79.3 |
429.3 |
2.28 |
| Deviation |
17.0 |
20.7 |
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 |
74.1 ± 0.7 |
22.2 ± 0.5 |
34.6 ± 0.8 |
52.2 ± 1.2 |
3.34 ± 0.08 |
1.42 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
114.9 ± 0.6 |
1.2 ± 0.0 |
2.1 ± 0.1 |
56.7 ± 1.3 |
93.27 ± 1.96 |
2.03 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
113.9 ± 0.6 |
5.0 ± 0.1 |
8.5 ± 0.2 |
56.5 ± 1.3 |
22.56 ± 0.46 |
2.02 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
114.4 ± 0.6 |
4.0 ± 0.1 |
6.8 ± 0.2 |
56.6 ± 1.3 |
28.47 ± 0.56 |
2.02 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
114.4 ± 0.7 |
3.5 ± 0.1 |
6.0 ± 0.1 |
56.6 ± 1.3 |
32.31 ± 0.63 |
2.02 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
106.4 ± 0.6 |
11.0 ± 0.2 |
18.3 ± 0.4 |
55.6 ± 1.2 |
9.63 ± 0.19 |
1.91 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
95.6 ± 0.7 |
16.6 ± 0.4 |
26.8 ± 0.6 |
54.2 ± 1.2 |
5.75 ± 0.10 |
1.76 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
95.6 ± 0.7 |
16.6 ± 0.4 |
26.8 ± 0.6 |
54.2 ± 1.2 |
5.75 ± 0.10 |
1.76 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
103.6 |
10.0 |
16.2 |
55.3 |
25.1 |
1.9 |
| Median |
113.9 |
11.0 |
18.3 |
56.5 |
22.6 |
2.0 |
| Deviation |
14.5 |
7.7 |
12.1 |
1.6 |
29.7 |
0.2 |
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 |
31.6 ± 1.8 |
29.1 ± 0.7 |
47.9 ± 3.6 |
71.1 ± 3.8 |
1.09 ± 0.06 |
0.44 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
48.0 ± 1.6 |
1.6 ± 0.0 |
2.9 ± 0.2 |
76.8 ± 3.6 |
29.63 ± 1.21 |
0.63 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
47.7 ± 1.4 |
6.6 ± 0.2 |
11.8 ± 0.9 |
76.5 ± 3.6 |
7.19 ± 0.27 |
0.62 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
48.0 ± 1.4 |
5.3 ± 0.1 |
9.4 ± 0.7 |
76.6 ± 3.6 |
9.07 ± 0.35 |
0.63 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
47.9 ± 1.4 |
4.7 ± 0.1 |
8.3 ± 0.6 |
76.7 ± 3.6 |
10.28 ± 0.41 |
0.63 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
44.1 ± 1.2 |
14.5 ± 0.4 |
25.4 ± 1.9 |
75.4 ± 3.6 |
3.04 ± 0.11 |
0.59 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
40.1 ± 1.3 |
21.8 ± 0.5 |
37.2 ± 2.8 |
73.6 ± 3.6 |
1.84 ± 0.08 |
0.55 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
40.1 ± 1.3 |
21.8 ± 0.5 |
37.2 ± 2.8 |
73.6 ± 3.6 |
1.84 ± 0.08 |
0.55 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
43.4 |
13.2 |
22.5 |
75.0 |
8.0 |
0.6 |
| Median |
47.7 |
14.5 |
25.4 |
76.5 |
7.2 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
5.9 |
10.1 |
16.7 |
2.1 |
9.4 |
0.1 |
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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