Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20022501622
Observation time: 09/07/2002 250.68210 1622 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2002 |
| Fractional day of year |
250.682101 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
58933.5 ± 9.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
69.502 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
56.716 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
5.150 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0151 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0202 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
119.43, 149.51, 170.50 |
Event added to database
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Sat Mar 12 23:24:18 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 23:50:19 2009
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Method selected
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VC
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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10.235 ± 7.655
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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] |
-404.8 ± 16.4 |
-592.1 ± 9.6 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-6.0 ± 4.2 |
-122.1 ± 12.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-1.6 ± 1.5 |
2.8 ± 6.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
13.8 ± 5.3 |
54.7 ± 11.7 |
| We [km/s] |
434.9 ± 167.3 |
1730.7 ± 369.5 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
3.5 ± 0.5 |
5.8 ± 0.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
0.8 ± 0.2 |
1.8 ± 1.0 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-1.1 ± 0.4 |
-4.0 ± 0.7 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-8.6 ± 0.9 |
-22.2 ± 0.9 |
Plasma Beta
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0.019 ± 0.012
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0.076 ± 0.066
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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17.76 ± 6.83
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70.65 ± 15.08
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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102.82 ± 3.40
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205.79 ± 12.17
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.816 ± 0.443 |
-0.573 ± 0.631 |
0.070 ± 0.070 |
4.02 ± 10.52 |
215.08 ± 44.29 |
| VC |
-0.849 ± 0.034 |
-0.528 ± 0.055 |
0.020 ± 0.020 |
1.14 ± 1.59 |
211.86 ± 3.74 |
| MX1 |
-0.851 ± 0.038 |
-0.523 ± 0.061 |
0.053 ± 0.053 |
3.02 ± 4.23 |
211.57 ± 4.11 |
| MX2 |
-0.852 ± 0.039 |
-0.522 ± 0.063 |
0.052 ± 0.052 |
3.01 ± 4.18 |
211.49 ± 4.26 |
| MX3 |
-0.852 ± 0.040 |
-0.521 ± 0.065 |
0.052 ± 0.052 |
2.99 ± 4.14 |
211.44 ± 4.35 |
| RH08 |
-0.855 ± 0.005 |
-0.409 ± 0.008 |
-0.318 ± 0.307 |
-18.57 ± 0.60 |
205.57 ± 0.55 |
| RH09 |
-0.858 ± 0.036 |
-0.374 ± 0.065 |
-0.352 ± 0.337 |
-20.61 ± 4.02 |
203.57 ± 4.30 |
| RH10 |
-0.852 ± 0.037 |
-0.354 ± 0.065 |
-0.385 ± 0.365 |
-22.67 ± 4.03 |
202.56 ± 4.34 |
| Average |
-0.848 |
-0.475 |
-0.101 |
-5.959 |
209.142 |
| Median |
-0.852 |
-0.521 |
0.052 |
2.994 |
211.488 |
| Deviation |
0.013 |
0.083 |
0.209 |
12.212 |
4.574 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
85.5 ± 2.1 |
883.4 ± 269.8 |
1.73 ± 0.26 |
| VC |
87.8 ± 2.1 |
897.0 ± 267.9 |
1.73 ± 0.26 |
| MX1 |
85.9 ± 2.1 |
897.5 ± 267.5 |
1.73 ± 0.26 |
| MX2 |
85.9 ± 2.1 |
897.8 ± 267.4 |
1.73 ± 0.26 |
| MX3 |
85.9 ± 2.1 |
898.0 ± 267.4 |
1.73 ± 0.26 |
| RH08 |
73.7 ± 2.1 |
860.3 ± 245.7 |
1.73 ± 0.26 |
| RH09 |
72.0 ± 2.1 |
851.6 ± 239.8 |
1.73 ± 0.26 |
| RH10 |
70.1 ± 2.0 |
839.8 ± 234.8 |
1.73 ± 0.26 |
| Average |
80.9 |
878.2 |
1.73 |
| Median |
85.9 |
897.0 |
1.73 |
| Deviation |
7.5 |
24.0 |
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 |
549.5 ± 13.3 |
1.4 ± 0.5 |
8.1 ± 0.3 |
104.5 ± 4.6 |
433.00 ± 113.74 |
5.27 ± 0.29 |
| VC |
550.1 ± 13.9 |
0.7 ± 0.2 |
3.9 ± 0.1 |
104.5 ± 4.6 |
896.74 ± 236.18 |
5.28 ± 0.29 |
| MX1 |
550.0 ± 13.9 |
1.2 ± 0.5 |
7.3 ± 0.2 |
104.5 ± 4.6 |
478.71 ± 126.09 |
5.27 ± 0.29 |
| MX2 |
550.0 ± 13.9 |
1.2 ± 0.5 |
7.3 ± 0.2 |
104.5 ± 4.6 |
479.32 ± 126.26 |
5.27 ± 0.29 |
| MX3 |
550.0 ± 13.9 |
1.2 ± 0.5 |
7.3 ± 0.2 |
104.5 ± 4.6 |
479.70 ± 126.36 |
5.27 ± 0.29 |
| RH8 |
511.2 ± 14.3 |
4.9 ± 1.8 |
28.8 ± 1.0 |
104.4 ± 4.5 |
113.30 ± 30.12 |
4.91 ± 0.28 |
| RH9 |
501.5 ± 14.4 |
5.4 ± 2.0 |
31.8 ± 1.1 |
104.3 ± 4.5 |
100.89 ± 26.88 |
4.82 ± 0.28 |
| RH10 |
492.1 ± 14.3 |
5.9 ± 2.2 |
35.0 ± 1.2 |
104.3 ± 4.5 |
89.92 ± 24.00 |
4.73 ± 0.28 |
| Average |
531.8 |
2.7 |
16.2 |
104.4 |
383.9 |
5.1 |
| Median |
550.0 |
1.4 |
8.1 |
104.5 |
478.7 |
5.3 |
| Deviation |
25.5 |
2.2 |
13.1 |
0.1 |
275.8 |
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 |
329.8 ± 10.5 |
5.2 ± 1.0 |
16.2 ± 1.0 |
218.1 ± 9.5 |
64.49 ± 10.06 |
1.51 ± 0.08 |
| VC |
329.7 ± 10.2 |
2.5 ± 0.5 |
7.9 ± 0.5 |
218.1 ± 9.5 |
133.43 ± 21.08 |
1.51 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
329.7 ± 10.3 |
4.7 ± 0.9 |
14.7 ± 0.9 |
218.1 ± 9.5 |
71.23 ± 11.24 |
1.51 ± 0.08 |
| MX2 |
329.7 ± 10.2 |
4.7 ± 0.9 |
14.7 ± 0.9 |
218.1 ± 9.5 |
71.32 ± 11.26 |
1.51 ± 0.08 |
| MX3 |
329.7 ± 10.2 |
4.7 ± 0.9 |
14.7 ± 0.9 |
218.1 ± 9.5 |
71.38 ± 11.27 |
1.51 ± 0.08 |
| RH8 |
304.9 ± 9.1 |
18.7 ± 3.4 |
57.7 ± 3.4 |
217.3 ± 9.6 |
16.74 ± 2.79 |
1.41 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
298.9 ± 9.0 |
20.6 ± 3.8 |
63.6 ± 3.8 |
217.1 ± 9.6 |
14.89 ± 2.50 |
1.38 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
293.1 ± 8.9 |
22.7 ± 4.2 |
70.0 ± 4.1 |
216.9 ± 9.7 |
13.25 ± 2.25 |
1.35 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
318.2 |
10.5 |
32.4 |
217.7 |
57.1 |
1.5 |
| Median |
329.7 |
5.2 |
16.2 |
218.1 |
71.2 |
1.5 |
| Deviation |
16.2 |
8.5 |
26.3 |
0.5 |
41.1 |
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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