Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20031690442
Observation time: 06/18/2003 169.19589 0442 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2003 |
| Fractional day of year |
169.195885 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
16924.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
224.365 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-72.935 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
1.195 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0259 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0260 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
19.41, 22.91, 23.53 |
Event added to database
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Sat Mar 12 23:41:53 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 23:58:53 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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35.878 ± 2.223
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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] |
-466.0 ± 3.5 |
-510.3 ± 4.6 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
1.0 ± 1.7 |
-22.2 ± 2.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
18.4 ± 4.6 |
14.8 ± 6.0 |
| Wi [km/s] |
39.6 ± 0.8 |
46.9 ± 1.1 |
| We [km/s] |
1252.3 ± 26.8 |
1482.9 ± 34.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
6.6 ± 0.3 |
9.3 ± 0.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
0.5 ± 0.4 |
3.4 ± 0.6 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-8.9 ± 0.2 |
-11.4 ± 1.1 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-5.6 ± 0.4 |
-11.6 ± 1.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.195 ± 0.201
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0.154 ± 0.163
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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51.12 ± 1.09
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60.54 ± 1.42
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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89.69 ± 2.26
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119.84 ± 4.41
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.445 ± 0.243 |
-0.890 ± 0.122 |
0.100 ± 0.100 |
5.76 ± 7.21 |
243.44 ± 15.65 |
| VC |
-0.882 ± 0.040 |
-0.467 ± 0.074 |
-0.064 ± 0.064 |
-3.66 ± 7.60 |
207.90 ± 4.83 |
| MX1 |
-0.831 ± 0.092 |
-0.540 ± 0.140 |
-0.133 ± 0.132 |
-7.63 ± 4.08 |
213.02 ± 9.68 |
| MX2 |
-0.832 ± 0.077 |
-0.536 ± 0.119 |
-0.139 ± 0.138 |
-7.97 ± 4.13 |
212.80 ± 8.16 |
| MX3 |
-0.837 ± 0.070 |
-0.528 ± 0.109 |
-0.146 ± 0.145 |
-8.42 ± 4.27 |
212.25 ± 7.49 |
| RH08 |
-0.988 ± 0.002 |
-0.148 ± 0.012 |
0.039 ± 0.039 |
2.24 ± 0.63 |
188.52 ± 0.69 |
| RH09 |
-0.989 ± 0.010 |
-0.131 ± 0.067 |
0.073 ± 0.072 |
4.16 ± 3.82 |
187.52 ± 3.88 |
| RH10 |
-0.989 ± 0.010 |
-0.131 ± 0.068 |
0.073 ± 0.072 |
4.16 ± 3.95 |
187.52 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.849 |
-0.421 |
-0.025 |
-1.419 |
206.622 |
| Median |
-0.837 |
-0.467 |
0.039 |
2.241 |
212.255 |
| Deviation |
0.179 |
0.268 |
0.107 |
6.128 |
18.993 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
47.6 ± 0.7 |
342.3 ± 30.9 |
1.45 ± 0.11 |
| VC |
67.4 ± 1.8 |
576.1 ± 42.2 |
1.45 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
61.0 ± 1.8 |
549.1 ± 43.1 |
1.45 ± 0.11 |
| MX2 |
61.0 ± 1.8 |
549.4 ± 43.2 |
1.45 ± 0.11 |
| MX3 |
61.2 ± 1.9 |
551.0 ± 43.4 |
1.45 ± 0.11 |
| RH08 |
86.8 ± 2.0 |
618.7 ± 38.4 |
1.45 ± 0.11 |
| RH09 |
88.7 ± 2.0 |
617.9 ± 37.4 |
1.45 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
88.7 ± 2.0 |
617.9 ± 37.4 |
1.45 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
70.3 |
552.8 |
1.45 |
| Median |
67.4 |
576.1 |
1.45 |
| Deviation |
15.7 |
90.8 |
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 |
133.9 ± 1.0 |
31.5 ± 0.5 |
60.5 ± 1.5 |
98.3 ± 2.0 |
4.26 ± 0.06 |
1.36 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
166.7 ± 2.7 |
17.3 ± 0.3 |
34.5 ± 0.9 |
101.8 ± 2.0 |
9.63 ± 0.23 |
1.64 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
164.8 ± 2.6 |
22.1 ± 0.4 |
43.5 ± 1.1 |
100.9 ± 2.0 |
7.47 ± 0.18 |
1.63 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
164.6 ± 2.6 |
22.1 ± 0.4 |
43.5 ± 1.1 |
100.9 ± 2.0 |
7.46 ± 0.18 |
1.63 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
164.4 ± 2.7 |
21.9 ± 0.4 |
43.2 ± 1.1 |
100.9 ± 2.0 |
7.51 ± 0.18 |
1.63 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
157.7 ± 3.2 |
2.5 ± 0.0 |
5.0 ± 0.1 |
103.2 ± 2.0 |
64.01 ± 1.74 |
1.53 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
155.9 ± 3.2 |
1.0 ± 0.0 |
2.0 ± 0.1 |
103.2 ± 2.0 |
154.36 ± 4.17 |
1.51 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
155.9 ± 3.2 |
1.0 ± 0.0 |
2.0 ± 0.1 |
103.2 ± 2.0 |
154.36 ± 4.17 |
1.51 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
158.0 |
14.9 |
29.3 |
101.6 |
51.1 |
1.6 |
| Median |
164.4 |
21.9 |
43.2 |
101.8 |
9.6 |
1.6 |
| Deviation |
10.7 |
11.8 |
22.9 |
1.7 |
66.7 |
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 |
94.0 ± 2.7 |
38.0 ± 0.6 |
80.8 ± 3.0 |
128.8 ± 3.7 |
2.47 ± 0.10 |
0.73 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
116.6 ± 4.3 |
21.0 ± 0.3 |
46.1 ± 1.7 |
132.6 ± 3.5 |
5.55 ± 0.25 |
0.88 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
115.0 ± 4.5 |
26.7 ± 0.4 |
58.2 ± 2.1 |
131.6 ± 3.5 |
4.30 ± 0.19 |
0.87 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
114.8 ± 4.5 |
26.7 ± 0.4 |
58.2 ± 2.1 |
131.6 ± 3.5 |
4.29 ± 0.20 |
0.87 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
114.6 ± 4.5 |
26.6 ± 0.4 |
57.8 ± 2.1 |
131.6 ± 3.5 |
4.32 ± 0.20 |
0.87 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
110.6 ± 4.3 |
3.0 ± 0.0 |
6.6 ± 0.2 |
134.3 ± 3.4 |
36.93 ± 1.71 |
0.82 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
109.4 ± 4.2 |
1.2 ± 0.0 |
2.7 ± 0.1 |
134.3 ± 3.4 |
89.05 ± 4.07 |
0.81 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
109.4 ± 4.2 |
1.2 ± 0.0 |
2.7 ± 0.1 |
134.3 ± 3.4 |
89.05 ± 4.07 |
0.81 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
110.5 |
18.1 |
39.1 |
132.4 |
29.5 |
0.8 |
| Median |
114.6 |
26.6 |
57.8 |
132.6 |
5.5 |
0.9 |
| Deviation |
7.3 |
14.3 |
30.6 |
1.9 |
38.5 |
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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