Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20031491831
Observation time: 05/29/2003 149.77161 1831 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2003 |
| Fractional day of year |
149.771615 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
66667.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
249.074 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-43.992 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
11.810 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0249 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0212 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
7.12, 14.53, 15.13 |
Event added to database
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Sat Mar 12 23:40:00 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 23:57:09 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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28.906 ± 1.684
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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] |
-668.7 ± 6.4 |
-789.2 ± 3.9 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-8.5 ± 6.9 |
-17.0 ± 7.5 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
10.9 ± 8.5 |
47.0 ± 6.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
32.7 ± 2.4 |
58.2 ± 5.9 |
| We [km/s] |
1034.8 ± 76.8 |
1841.9 ± 185.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
7.7 ± 1.2 |
16.0 ± 2.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-5.3 ± 2.7 |
-7.5 ± 0.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
0.5 ± 5.7 |
-0.9 ± 1.8 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-13.1 ± 0.8 |
-34.7 ± 1.7 |
Plasma Beta
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0.076 ± 0.079
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0.090 ± 0.086
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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42.25 ± 3.14
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75.19 ± 7.58
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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121.67 ± 13.01
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194.73 ± 10.24
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.861 ± 0.543 |
-0.509 ± 0.919 |
0.003 ± 0.003 |
0.16 ± 14.35 |
210.60 ± 61.16 |
| VC |
-0.957 ± 0.022 |
-0.065 ± 0.073 |
0.284 ± 0.276 |
16.51 ± 4.29 |
183.88 ± 4.36 |
| MX1 |
-0.991 ± 0.018 |
-0.098 ± 0.115 |
0.091 ± 0.090 |
5.20 ± 8.43 |
185.66 ± 6.66 |
| MX2 |
-0.992 ± 0.015 |
-0.069 ± 0.073 |
0.105 ± 0.104 |
6.00 ± 8.05 |
183.97 ± 4.22 |
| MX3 |
-0.992 ± 0.016 |
-0.048 ± 0.078 |
0.113 ± 0.112 |
6.46 ± 7.79 |
182.80 ± 4.53 |
| RH08 |
-0.998 ± 0.001 |
-0.009 ± 0.014 |
0.061 ± 0.061 |
3.52 ± 0.66 |
180.50 ± 0.82 |
| RH09 |
-0.999 ± 0.004 |
0.009 ± 0.068 |
0.050 ± 0.050 |
2.88 ± 4.06 |
179.50 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.999 ± 0.004 |
0.009 ± 0.068 |
0.050 ± 0.050 |
2.88 ± 4.06 |
179.50 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.974 |
-0.098 |
0.095 |
5.454 |
185.801 |
| Median |
-0.992 |
-0.048 |
0.091 |
5.202 |
183.884 |
| Deviation |
0.048 |
0.171 |
0.084 |
4.907 |
10.273 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
73.3 ± 20.3 |
789.1 ± 50.5 |
2.03 ± 0.29 |
| VC |
85.3 ± 11.7 |
888.5 ± 52.6 |
2.03 ± 0.29 |
| MX1 |
74.8 ± 12.5 |
905.8 ± 52.7 |
2.03 ± 0.29 |
| MX2 |
75.5 ± 11.9 |
907.7 ± 52.5 |
2.03 ± 0.29 |
| MX3 |
75.9 ± 11.5 |
908.5 ± 52.3 |
2.03 ± 0.29 |
| RH08 |
73.0 ± 10.6 |
907.8 ± 51.6 |
2.03 ± 0.29 |
| RH09 |
72.4 ± 10.2 |
906.6 ± 51.3 |
2.03 ± 0.29 |
| RH10 |
72.4 ± 10.2 |
906.6 ± 51.3 |
2.03 ± 0.29 |
| Average |
75.3 |
890.1 |
2.03 |
| Median |
74.8 |
906.6 |
2.03 |
| Deviation |
4.3 |
41.3 |
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 |
209.2 ± 8.0 |
11.5 ± 0.7 |
35.1 ± 3.7 |
128.4 ± 11.9 |
18.22 ± 1.21 |
1.64 ± 0.19 |
| VC |
245.2 ± 6.9 |
3.2 ± 0.2 |
9.9 ± 1.1 |
128.9 ± 11.9 |
75.99 ± 5.78 |
1.92 ± 0.19 |
| MX1 |
241.3 ± 6.8 |
10.5 ± 0.6 |
31.9 ± 3.4 |
128.5 ± 11.9 |
23.15 ± 1.67 |
1.89 ± 0.20 |
| MX2 |
242.5 ± 6.7 |
10.0 ± 0.6 |
30.5 ± 3.3 |
128.5 ± 11.9 |
24.32 ± 1.77 |
1.90 ± 0.20 |
| MX3 |
243.2 ± 6.6 |
9.7 ± 0.6 |
29.7 ± 3.2 |
128.5 ± 11.9 |
25.04 ± 1.83 |
1.91 ± 0.19 |
| RH8 |
239.6 ± 6.5 |
11.7 ± 0.7 |
35.5 ± 3.8 |
128.4 ± 11.9 |
20.64 ± 1.50 |
1.88 ± 0.19 |
| RH9 |
238.3 ± 6.4 |
12.1 ± 0.7 |
36.7 ± 3.9 |
128.3 ± 12.0 |
19.82 ± 1.45 |
1.87 ± 0.19 |
| RH10 |
238.3 ± 6.4 |
12.1 ± 0.7 |
36.7 ± 3.9 |
128.3 ± 12.0 |
19.82 ± 1.45 |
1.87 ± 0.19 |
| Average |
237.2 |
10.1 |
30.7 |
128.5 |
28.4 |
1.9 |
| Median |
241.3 |
11.5 |
35.1 |
128.5 |
23.2 |
1.9 |
| Deviation |
11.6 |
2.9 |
8.9 |
0.2 |
19.4 |
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 |
101.0 ± 6.7 |
20.3 ± 1.8 |
56.1 ± 3.0 |
207.9 ± 10.6 |
5.01 ± 0.50 |
0.49 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
119.2 ± 5.3 |
5.7 ± 0.5 |
15.8 ± 0.8 |
208.8 ± 10.6 |
21.03 ± 1.99 |
0.57 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
117.8 ± 4.8 |
18.4 ± 1.6 |
51.0 ± 2.7 |
208.0 ± 10.6 |
6.43 ± 0.59 |
0.57 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
118.7 ± 4.6 |
17.6 ± 1.6 |
48.8 ± 2.6 |
208.1 ± 10.6 |
6.77 ± 0.62 |
0.57 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
119.2 ± 4.6 |
17.2 ± 1.5 |
47.6 ± 2.5 |
208.1 ± 10.6 |
6.99 ± 0.64 |
0.57 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
117.1 ± 4.1 |
20.5 ± 1.8 |
56.8 ± 3.0 |
207.8 ± 10.6 |
5.74 ± 0.53 |
0.56 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
116.3 ± 4.0 |
21.3 ± 1.9 |
58.8 ± 3.1 |
207.8 ± 10.6 |
5.50 ± 0.50 |
0.56 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
116.3 ± 4.0 |
21.3 ± 1.9 |
58.8 ± 3.1 |
207.8 ± 10.6 |
5.50 ± 0.50 |
0.56 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
115.7 |
17.8 |
49.2 |
208.0 |
7.9 |
0.6 |
| Median |
117.8 |
20.3 |
56.1 |
208.0 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
6.0 |
5.1 |
14.2 |
0.3 |
5.4 |
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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