Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20020060337
Observation time: 01/06/2002 6.15089 0337 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2002 |
| Fractional day of year |
6.150885 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
13036.5 ± 6.0 |
| Shock type |
SR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
48.939 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-280.023 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
18.750 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0192 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0010
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0302 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
16.44, 17.68, 19.27 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:17:17 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 22:28:56 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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-91.582 ± 14.253
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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] |
-293.6 ± 1.4 |
-309.2 ± 1.3 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-19.9 ± 4.5 |
-14.7 ± 1.7 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-15.7 ± 2.2 |
-21.6 ± 1.8 |
| Wi [km/s] |
25.8 ± 0.8 |
17.4 ± 0.5 |
| We [km/s] |
817.2 ± 25.1 |
550.0 ± 17.1 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
8.5 ± 0.3 |
4.9 ± 0.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-0.4 ± 0.5 |
5.7 ± 0.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-3.5 ± 0.7 |
-1.2 ± 0.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-4.0 ± 0.8 |
3.4 ± 0.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.408 ± 0.414
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0.069 ± 0.070
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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33.36 ± 1.02
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22.45 ± 0.70
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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40.55 ± 1.65
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66.36 ± 1.85
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.625 ± 0.082 |
0.731 ± 0.071 |
0.272 ± 0.265 |
15.80 ± 6.32 |
130.52 ± 6.20 |
| VC |
-0.901 ± 0.084 |
0.274 ± 0.214 |
-0.336 ± 0.322 |
-19.61 ± 9.37 |
163.07 ± 13.58 |
| MX1 |
-0.668 ± 0.159 |
0.681 ± 0.156 |
0.300 ± 0.290 |
17.43 ± 9.63 |
134.42 ± 13.05 |
| MX2 |
-0.800 ± 0.390 |
0.531 ± 0.583 |
0.280 ± 0.273 |
16.28 ± 14.11 |
146.44 ± 41.69 |
| MX3 |
-0.707 ± 0.235 |
0.635 ± 0.259 |
0.311 ± 0.301 |
18.14 ± 11.66 |
138.06 ± 20.73 |
| RH08 |
-0.524 ± 0.025 |
-0.595 ± 0.024 |
0.609 ± 0.519 |
37.51 ± 2.00 |
228.64 ± 2.00 |
| RH09 |
-0.514 ± 0.046 |
-0.604 ± 0.040 |
0.609 ± 0.519 |
37.51 ± 1.22 |
229.64 ± 4.29 |
| RH10 |
-0.524 ± 0.056 |
-0.595 ± 0.050 |
0.609 ± 0.519 |
37.51 ± 1.66 |
228.64 ± 5.32 |
| Average |
-0.658 |
0.132 |
0.332 |
20.072 |
174.927 |
| Median |
-0.625 |
0.531 |
0.311 |
18.137 |
163.070 |
| Deviation |
0.141 |
0.620 |
0.312 |
19.013 |
45.805 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
51.1 ± 7.3 |
149.1 ± 9.1 |
0.59 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
81.9 ± 7.3 |
240.4 ± 6.8 |
0.59 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
52.3 ± 6.7 |
161.9 ± 8.8 |
0.59 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
60.8 ± 5.7 |
202.7 ± 7.9 |
0.59 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
54.1 ± 6.2 |
173.8 ± 8.5 |
0.59 ± 0.02 |
| RH08 |
88.8 ± 9.4 |
155.5 ± 7.5 |
0.59 ± 0.02 |
| RH09 |
89.1 ± 9.5 |
152.8 ± 7.6 |
0.59 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
88.8 ± 9.4 |
155.5 ± 7.5 |
0.59 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
70.9 |
174.0 |
0.59 |
| Median |
81.9 |
161.9 |
0.59 |
| Deviation |
17.8 |
31.9 |
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 |
-15.6 ± 3.7 |
17.1 ± 0.4 |
25.4 ± 1.0 |
49.7 ± 1.4 |
-0.91 ± 0.21 |
-0.31 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
-23.9 ± 2.3 |
3.6 ± 0.1 |
5.7 ± 0.2 |
52.4 ± 1.4 |
-6.59 ± 0.68 |
-0.46 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
-15.8 ± 3.5 |
16.6 ± 0.4 |
24.8 ± 1.0 |
49.8 ± 1.4 |
-0.96 ± 0.21 |
-0.32 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
-17.1 ± 3.1 |
12.9 ± 0.3 |
19.8 ± 0.8 |
50.9 ± 1.4 |
-1.32 ± 0.23 |
-0.34 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
-16.2 ± 3.4 |
15.8 ± 0.4 |
23.8 ± 1.0 |
50.1 ± 1.4 |
-1.02 ± 0.21 |
-0.32 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
-0.7 ± 3.2 |
0.5 ± 0.0 |
0.8 ± 0.0 |
52.5 ± 1.4 |
-1.32 ± 6.10 |
-0.01 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
-0.5 ± 3.2 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
52.5 ± 1.4 |
-1.14 ± 8.27 |
-0.01 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
-0.7 ± 3.2 |
0.5 ± 0.0 |
0.8 ± 0.0 |
52.5 ± 1.4 |
-1.32 ± 6.10 |
-0.01 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
-11.3 |
8.4 |
12.7 |
51.3 |
-1.8 |
-0.2 |
| Median |
-15.6 |
12.9 |
19.8 |
52.4 |
-1.1 |
-0.3 |
| Deviation |
9.3 |
7.8 |
11.7 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
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 |
-27.5 ± 2.0 |
13.6 ± 0.4 |
41.6 ± 1.2 |
68.7 ± 1.8 |
-2.02 ± 0.17 |
-0.40 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
-41.4 ± 1.0 |
3.0 ± 0.1 |
9.3 ± 0.3 |
70.0 ± 1.8 |
-13.82 ± 0.62 |
-0.59 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
-28.0 ± 2.0 |
13.2 ± 0.4 |
40.5 ± 1.1 |
68.8 ± 1.8 |
-2.12 ± 0.17 |
-0.41 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
-30.7 ± 1.9 |
10.5 ± 0.3 |
32.3 ± 0.9 |
69.3 ± 1.8 |
-2.93 ± 0.21 |
-0.44 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
-28.6 ± 2.0 |
12.7 ± 0.4 |
38.9 ± 1.1 |
68.9 ± 1.8 |
-2.26 ± 0.18 |
-0.42 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
-2.2 ± 1.7 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
1.3 ± 0.0 |
70.1 ± 1.8 |
-5.09 ± 3.99 |
-0.03 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
-1.7 ± 1.7 |
0.3 ± 0.0 |
1.0 ± 0.0 |
70.1 ± 1.8 |
-5.39 ± 5.33 |
-0.02 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
-2.2 ± 1.7 |
0.4 ± 0.0 |
1.3 ± 0.0 |
70.1 ± 1.8 |
-5.09 ± 3.99 |
-0.03 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
-20.3 |
6.8 |
20.8 |
69.5 |
-4.8 |
-0.3 |
| Median |
-27.5 |
10.5 |
32.3 |
70.0 |
-2.9 |
-0.4 |
| Deviation |
15.7 |
6.2 |
19.1 |
0.6 |
3.9 |
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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