Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20003160412
Observation time: 11/11/2000 316.17540 0412 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
316.175399 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
15154.5 ± 9.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
86.302 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-77.003 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
7.100 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0325 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0281 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
3.93, 4.94, 5.02 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:11:06 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 20:05:15 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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10.135 ± 0.943
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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] |
-800.4 ± 23.4 |
-894.9 ± 37.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-10.3 ± 21.7 |
37.8 ± 39.9 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-55.9 ± 16.1 |
91.5 ± 32.8 |
| Wi [km/s] |
54.7 ± 6.4 |
96.0 ± 13.1 |
| We [km/s] |
1729.9 ± 202.8 |
3034.6 ± 415.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
1.1 ± 0.1 |
2.3 ± 0.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.4 ± 1.2 |
4.5 ± 2.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.7 ± 1.4 |
-2.6 ± 3.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-2.5 ± 0.8 |
6.3 ± 2.5 |
Plasma Beta
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0.318 ± 0.274
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0.559 ± 0.484
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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70.62 ± 8.28
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123.89 ± 16.95
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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100.25 ± 9.68
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133.17 ± 13.24
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.725 ± 0.229 |
0.665 ± 0.249 |
0.181 ± 0.179 |
10.41 ± 12.55 |
137.49 ± 19.55 |
| VC |
-0.559 ± 0.178 |
0.304 ± 0.274 |
0.771 ± 0.561 |
50.47 ± 8.68 |
151.46 ± 27.44 |
| MX1 |
-0.746 ± 0.521 |
0.635 ± 0.612 |
0.198 ± 0.196 |
11.43 ± 14.89 |
139.60 ± 46.90 |
| MX2 |
-0.855 ± 0.095 |
0.469 ± 0.162 |
0.222 ± 0.218 |
12.82 ± 10.41 |
151.25 ± 10.78 |
| MX3 |
-0.902 ± 0.082 |
0.365 ± 0.180 |
0.232 ± 0.228 |
13.43 ± 10.04 |
157.99 ± 11.37 |
| RH08 |
-0.993 ± 0.002 |
0.096 ± 0.023 |
-0.061 ± 0.061 |
-3.52 ± 0.78 |
174.48 ± 1.32 |
| RH09 |
-0.993 ± 0.008 |
0.096 ± 0.068 |
-0.061 ± 0.061 |
-3.52 ± 4.03 |
174.48 ± 3.95 |
| RH10 |
-0.993 ± 0.008 |
0.096 ± 0.068 |
-0.061 ± 0.061 |
-3.52 ± 4.03 |
174.48 ± 3.95 |
| Average |
-0.846 |
0.341 |
0.177 |
10.999 |
157.655 |
| Median |
-0.855 |
0.365 |
0.198 |
11.432 |
157.989 |
| Deviation |
0.158 |
0.236 |
0.275 |
17.731 |
15.408 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
31.4 ± 11.1 |
808.8 ± 94.0 |
2.13 ± 0.39 |
| VC |
29.3 ± 11.3 |
741.1 ± 95.1 |
2.13 ± 0.39 |
| MX1 |
30.9 ± 11.3 |
834.6 ± 93.5 |
2.13 ± 0.39 |
| MX2 |
33.0 ± 13.9 |
928.9 ± 90.4 |
2.13 ± 0.39 |
| MX3 |
35.8 ± 14.8 |
964.8 ± 90.0 |
2.13 ± 0.39 |
| RH08 |
56.7 ± 15.9 |
975.6 ± 85.0 |
2.13 ± 0.39 |
| RH09 |
56.7 ± 15.9 |
975.6 ± 85.0 |
2.13 ± 0.39 |
| RH10 |
56.7 ± 15.9 |
975.6 ± 85.0 |
2.13 ± 0.39 |
| Average |
41.3 |
900.6 |
2.13 |
| Median |
35.8 |
964.8 |
2.13 |
| Deviation |
12.9 |
92.6 |
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 |
245.5 ± 10.6 |
54.5 ± 3.7 |
85.6 ± 8.3 |
110.3 ± 6.7 |
4.52 ± 0.32 |
2.24 ± 0.20 |
| VC |
339.8 ± 8.8 |
56.1 ± 3.9 |
87.5 ± 8.4 |
109.5 ± 6.8 |
6.09 ± 0.45 |
3.12 ± 0.23 |
| MX1 |
254.8 ± 10.6 |
54.8 ± 3.8 |
86.0 ± 8.3 |
110.1 ± 6.8 |
4.66 ± 0.32 |
2.32 ± 0.21 |
| MX2 |
261.9 ± 12.7 |
53.2 ± 3.6 |
84.1 ± 8.1 |
110.9 ± 6.7 |
4.93 ± 0.32 |
2.37 ± 0.21 |
| MX3 |
259.7 ± 14.6 |
51.0 ± 3.3 |
81.4 ± 7.9 |
112.0 ± 6.6 |
5.11 ± 0.33 |
2.33 ± 0.21 |
| RH8 |
178.0 ± 22.4 |
32.5 ± 1.9 |
55.1 ± 5.3 |
118.7 ± 6.3 |
5.47 ± 0.59 |
1.50 ± 0.20 |
| RH9 |
178.0 ± 22.4 |
32.5 ± 1.9 |
55.1 ± 5.3 |
118.7 ± 6.3 |
5.47 ± 0.59 |
1.50 ± 0.20 |
| RH10 |
178.0 ± 22.4 |
32.5 ± 1.9 |
55.1 ± 5.3 |
118.7 ± 6.3 |
5.47 ± 0.59 |
1.50 ± 0.20 |
| Average |
236.9 |
45.9 |
73.7 |
113.6 |
5.2 |
2.1 |
| Median |
254.8 |
53.2 |
84.1 |
112.0 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
| Deviation |
56.8 |
11.2 |
15.5 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
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 |
118.4 ± 21.1 |
86.7 ± 6.2 |
113.7 ± 11.3 |
160.9 ± 7.7 |
1.38 ± 0.28 |
0.74 ± 0.15 |
| VC |
158.7 ± 36.1 |
89.4 ± 6.4 |
116.2 ± 11.5 |
159.4 ± 7.6 |
1.79 ± 0.43 |
1.00 ± 0.23 |
| MX1 |
124.5 ± 21.8 |
87.3 ± 6.2 |
114.2 ± 11.4 |
160.6 ± 7.7 |
1.44 ± 0.28 |
0.78 ± 0.15 |
| MX2 |
125.9 ± 26.4 |
84.6 ± 6.0 |
111.7 ± 11.1 |
162.0 ± 7.8 |
1.50 ± 0.32 |
0.78 ± 0.17 |
| MX3 |
122.8 ± 29.9 |
80.9 ± 5.6 |
108.1 ± 10.7 |
163.9 ± 7.9 |
1.52 ± 0.37 |
0.75 ± 0.18 |
| RH8 |
88.5 ± 32.7 |
51.1 ± 3.4 |
73.1 ± 7.3 |
175.5 ± 8.7 |
1.73 ± 0.61 |
0.50 ± 0.17 |
| RH9 |
88.5 ± 32.7 |
51.1 ± 3.4 |
73.1 ± 7.3 |
175.5 ± 8.7 |
1.73 ± 0.61 |
0.50 ± 0.17 |
| RH10 |
88.5 ± 32.7 |
51.1 ± 3.4 |
73.1 ± 7.3 |
175.5 ± 8.7 |
1.73 ± 0.61 |
0.50 ± 0.17 |
| Average |
114.5 |
72.8 |
97.9 |
166.7 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
| Median |
122.8 |
84.6 |
111.7 |
163.9 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
24.8 |
18.1 |
20.7 |
7.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
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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