Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20003380359
Observation time: 12/03/2000 338.16616 0359 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
338.166163 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
14356.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
50.022 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
150.957 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-5.810 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0202 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0231 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
8.90, 11.39, 11.98 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:11:20 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 20:12:23 2009
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Method selected
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RH09
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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-1.772 ± 2.051
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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] |
-373.4 ± 1.7 |
-432.0 ± 2.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-18.5 ± 0.8 |
-19.5 ± 1.9 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
22.4 ± 2.6 |
5.9 ± 7.9 |
| Wi [km/s] |
39.0 ± 0.9 |
47.2 ± 1.9 |
| We [km/s] |
1233.8 ± 27.4 |
1493.6 ± 58.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
3.2 ± 0.2 |
5.2 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.1 ± 0.2 |
-1.2 ± 0.4 |
| By GSE [nT] |
6.6 ± 0.1 |
10.3 ± 0.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.4 ± 0.5 |
3.0 ± 0.9 |
Plasma Beta
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0.191 ± 0.197
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0.210 ± 0.199
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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50.37 ± 1.12
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60.98 ± 2.40
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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89.34 ± 2.68
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103.76 ± 4.32
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.770 ± 0.095 |
0.593 ± 0.122 |
-0.236 ± 0.232 |
-13.66 ± 5.82 |
142.41 ± 9.02 |
| VC |
-0.964 ± 0.031 |
-0.016 ± 0.031 |
-0.266 ± 0.259 |
-15.42 ± 6.75 |
180.94 ± 1.83 |
| MX1 |
-0.835 ± 0.066 |
0.536 ± 0.103 |
-0.120 ± 0.119 |
-6.89 ± 3.96 |
147.29 ± 7.06 |
| MX2 |
-0.862 ± 0.049 |
0.503 ± 0.084 |
-0.064 ± 0.064 |
-3.67 ± 3.60 |
149.72 ± 5.62 |
| MX3 |
-0.893 ± 0.033 |
0.450 ± 0.066 |
0.020 ± 0.020 |
1.16 ± 4.72 |
153.27 ± 4.24 |
| RH08 |
-0.916 ± 0.006 |
0.362 ± 0.013 |
0.173 ± 0.171 |
9.97 ± 1.19 |
158.44 ± 0.80 |
| RH09 |
-0.910 ± 0.027 |
0.360 ± 0.061 |
0.207 ± 0.204 |
11.93 ± 3.93 |
158.44 ± 3.80 |
| RH10 |
-0.910 ± 0.028 |
0.360 ± 0.062 |
0.207 ± 0.204 |
11.93 ± 3.95 |
158.44 ± 3.90 |
| Average |
-0.882 |
0.393 |
-0.010 |
-0.581 |
156.120 |
| Median |
-0.893 |
0.450 |
0.020 |
1.161 |
158.440 |
| Deviation |
0.059 |
0.188 |
0.193 |
11.135 |
11.632 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
31.6 ± 2.4 |
401.0 ± 19.3 |
1.64 ± 0.17 |
| VC |
67.3 ± 1.9 |
517.1 ± 24.2 |
1.64 ± 0.17 |
| MX1 |
33.4 ± 1.9 |
433.5 ± 19.7 |
1.64 ± 0.17 |
| MX2 |
35.0 ± 1.7 |
448.1 ± 19.9 |
1.64 ± 0.17 |
| MX3 |
37.9 ± 1.6 |
466.2 ± 20.1 |
1.64 ± 0.17 |
| RH08 |
43.3 ± 1.6 |
476.2 ± 20.2 |
1.64 ± 0.17 |
| RH09 |
43.5 ± 1.7 |
471.6 ± 20.0 |
1.64 ± 0.17 |
| RH10 |
43.5 ± 1.7 |
471.6 ± 20.0 |
1.64 ± 0.17 |
| Average |
41.9 |
460.6 |
1.64 |
| Median |
43.3 |
471.6 |
1.64 |
| Deviation |
11.3 |
34.1 |
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 |
129.7 ± 1.9 |
40.7 ± 0.7 |
76.1 ± 2.3 |
94.1 ± 2.3 |
3.18 ± 0.06 |
1.38 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
162.8 ± 1.9 |
17.2 ± 0.2 |
34.5 ± 1.0 |
101.1 ± 2.1 |
9.49 ± 0.15 |
1.61 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
134.2 ± 1.8 |
39.7 ± 0.7 |
74.6 ± 2.2 |
94.6 ± 2.3 |
3.38 ± 0.06 |
1.42 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
137.0 ± 1.8 |
38.8 ± 0.7 |
73.2 ± 2.2 |
94.9 ± 2.3 |
3.53 ± 0.07 |
1.44 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
140.6 ± 1.7 |
37.1 ± 0.6 |
70.5 ± 2.1 |
95.6 ± 2.3 |
3.79 ± 0.07 |
1.47 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
137.0 ± 1.7 |
33.8 ± 0.5 |
65.0 ± 2.0 |
96.8 ± 2.2 |
4.05 ± 0.08 |
1.42 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
133.8 ± 1.7 |
33.7 ± 0.5 |
64.8 ± 1.9 |
96.9 ± 2.2 |
3.98 ± 0.08 |
1.38 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
133.8 ± 1.7 |
33.7 ± 0.5 |
64.8 ± 1.9 |
96.9 ± 2.2 |
3.98 ± 0.08 |
1.38 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
138.6 |
34.3 |
65.4 |
96.4 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
| Median |
137.0 |
37.1 |
70.5 |
96.8 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
| Deviation |
10.3 |
7.5 |
13.3 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
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 |
81.3 ± 3.7 |
49.0 ± 1.3 |
88.4 ± 3.7 |
110.0 ± 3.3 |
1.66 ± 0.05 |
0.74 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
102.0 ± 4.2 |
20.6 ± 0.4 |
40.0 ± 1.7 |
118.6 ± 2.7 |
4.96 ± 0.12 |
0.86 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
83.9 ± 3.0 |
47.8 ± 1.3 |
86.7 ± 3.6 |
110.5 ± 3.3 |
1.75 ± 0.04 |
0.76 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
86.0 ± 2.8 |
46.7 ± 1.2 |
85.0 ± 3.5 |
111.0 ± 3.2 |
1.84 ± 0.04 |
0.78 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
89.1 ± 2.4 |
44.6 ± 1.1 |
81.9 ± 3.4 |
111.8 ± 3.2 |
2.00 ± 0.04 |
0.80 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
86.6 ± 2.1 |
40.6 ± 1.0 |
75.5 ± 3.1 |
113.4 ± 3.0 |
2.13 ± 0.05 |
0.76 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
84.3 ± 2.1 |
40.4 ± 0.9 |
75.2 ± 3.1 |
113.4 ± 3.0 |
2.09 ± 0.06 |
0.74 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
84.3 ± 2.1 |
40.4 ± 0.9 |
75.2 ± 3.1 |
113.4 ± 3.0 |
2.09 ± 0.06 |
0.74 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
87.2 |
41.3 |
76.0 |
112.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
| Median |
86.0 |
44.6 |
81.9 |
113.4 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
6.4 |
9.1 |
15.5 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
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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