Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20132521744
Observation time: 09/09/2013 252.73894 1744 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2013 |
| Fractional day of year |
252.738941 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
63844.5 ± 10.0 |
| Shock type |
SR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
229.194 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
99.434 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
2.344 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0253 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0275 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.21, 6.53, 7.13 |
Event added to database
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Tue Jun 10 23:12:14 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Jun 11 02:13:00 2014
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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101.796 ± 25.432
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Asymptotic
plasma
parameters (About, Top)
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Parameter
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Upstream
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Downstream
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| Vx GSE [km/s] |
-361.8 ± 1.2 |
-320.5 ± 1.4 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-25.8 ± 1.9 |
-24.7 ± 4.7 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
4.2 ± 3.0 |
-16.0 ± 3.7 |
| Wi [km/s] |
27.0 ± 0.5 |
22.4 ± 1.4 |
| We [km/s] |
853.8 ± 14.3 |
708.7 ± 42.8 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.3 ± 0.3 |
2.8 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.0 ± 0.1 |
-3.1 ± 0.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
2.2 ± 0.2 |
1.4 ± 0.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.8 ± 0.2 |
1.0 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.534 ± 0.544
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0.237 ± 0.261
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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34.86 ± 0.58
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28.93 ± 1.75
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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37.05 ± 1.51
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46.61 ± 3.11
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.264 ± 0.046 |
0.938 ± 0.021 |
-0.224 ± 0.221 |
-12.96 ± 4.53 |
105.74 ± 2.79 |
| VC |
-0.900 ± 0.038 |
-0.023 ± 0.103 |
0.435 ± 0.405 |
25.77 ± 4.96 |
181.45 ± 6.56 |
| MX1 |
-0.270 ± 0.053 |
0.933 ± 0.025 |
-0.238 ± 0.233 |
-13.76 ± 5.12 |
106.15 ± 3.23 |
| MX2 |
-0.257 ± 0.065 |
0.945 ± 0.029 |
-0.204 ± 0.201 |
-11.76 ± 6.90 |
105.20 ± 3.91 |
| MX3 |
-0.679 ± 0.646 |
0.630 ± 0.695 |
-0.377 ± 0.358 |
-22.16 ± 15.54 |
137.15 ± 58.38 |
| RH08 |
-0.302 ± 0.038 |
-0.611 ± 0.032 |
-0.732 ± 0.560 |
-47.04 ± 2.31 |
243.68 ± 3.31 |
| RH09 |
-0.302 ± 0.053 |
-0.611 ± 0.044 |
-0.732 ± 0.560 |
-47.04 ± 3.20 |
243.68 ± 4.65 |
| RH10 |
-0.322 ± 0.056 |
-0.572 ± 0.047 |
-0.754 ± 0.561 |
-48.95 ± 3.22 |
240.67 ± 5.20 |
| Average |
-0.412 |
0.204 |
-0.353 |
-22.239 |
170.464 |
| Median |
-0.302 |
0.630 |
-0.238 |
-13.756 |
181.447 |
| Deviation |
0.241 |
0.735 |
0.400 |
25.402 |
64.878 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
56.6 ± 2.3 |
80.0 ± 1.7 |
0.66 ± 0.10 |
| VC |
40.4 ± 2.5 |
423.2 ± 5.3 |
0.66 ± 0.10 |
| MX1 |
56.6 ± 2.3 |
82.0 ± 1.7 |
0.66 ± 0.10 |
| MX2 |
56.8 ± 2.4 |
77.4 ± 1.7 |
0.66 ± 0.10 |
| MX3 |
78.6 ± 2.0 |
264.8 ± 2.8 |
0.66 ± 0.10 |
| RH08 |
79.9 ± 4.1 |
118.0 ± 1.2 |
0.66 ± 0.10 |
| RH09 |
79.9 ± 4.1 |
118.0 ± 1.2 |
0.66 ± 0.10 |
| RH10 |
81.3 ± 4.1 |
124.6 ± 9.4 |
0.66 ± 0.10 |
| Average |
66.3 |
161.0 |
0.66 |
| Median |
78.6 |
118.0 |
0.66 |
| Deviation |
15.6 |
122.1 |
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 |
9.5 ± 2.0 |
14.6 ± 0.3 |
20.4 ± 0.8 |
48.8 ± 1.1 |
0.65 ± 0.14 |
0.20 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
95.1 ± 1.5 |
21.3 ± 0.4 |
28.2 ± 1.2 |
46.2 ± 1.0 |
4.48 ± 0.09 |
2.06 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
9.3 ± 2.0 |
14.6 ± 0.3 |
20.4 ± 0.8 |
48.7 ± 1.1 |
0.64 ± 0.14 |
0.19 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
9.8 ± 2.0 |
14.5 ± 0.3 |
20.3 ± 0.8 |
48.8 ± 1.1 |
0.68 ± 0.14 |
0.20 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
37.0 ± 2.0 |
5.0 ± 0.1 |
7.3 ± 0.3 |
50.6 ± 1.1 |
7.35 ± 0.44 |
0.73 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
-4.0 ± 2.5 |
4.5 ± 0.1 |
6.5 ± 0.3 |
50.7 ± 1.1 |
-0.90 ± 0.57 |
-0.08 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
-4.0 ± 2.5 |
4.5 ± 0.1 |
6.5 ± 0.3 |
50.7 ± 1.1 |
-0.90 ± 0.57 |
-0.08 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
-3.4 ± 2.5 |
3.8 ± 0.1 |
5.6 ± 0.2 |
50.7 ± 1.1 |
-0.89 ± 0.67 |
-0.07 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
18.7 |
10.3 |
14.4 |
49.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
| Median |
9.5 |
14.5 |
20.3 |
50.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
| Deviation |
33.7 |
6.7 |
8.9 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
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 |
14.8 ± 4.8 |
13.9 ± 0.5 |
25.6 ± 1.7 |
53.1 ± 2.2 |
1.07 ± 0.36 |
0.28 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
141.1 ± 2.4 |
20.0 ± 0.8 |
35.5 ± 2.4 |
51.1 ± 2.4 |
7.05 ± 0.30 |
2.77 ± 0.15 |
| MX1 |
14.6 ± 4.8 |
13.9 ± 0.5 |
25.7 ± 1.7 |
53.1 ± 2.2 |
1.06 ± 0.36 |
0.27 ± 0.09 |
| MX2 |
15.2 ± 4.8 |
13.9 ± 0.5 |
25.5 ± 1.7 |
53.1 ± 2.2 |
1.11 ± 0.36 |
0.29 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
56.7 ± 3.7 |
4.9 ± 0.2 |
9.2 ± 0.6 |
54.7 ± 2.1 |
11.70 ± 1.04 |
1.04 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
-5.7 ± 2.8 |
4.3 ± 0.1 |
8.2 ± 0.5 |
54.8 ± 2.1 |
-1.33 ± 0.65 |
-0.10 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
-5.7 ± 2.8 |
4.3 ± 0.1 |
8.2 ± 0.5 |
54.8 ± 2.1 |
-1.33 ± 0.65 |
-0.10 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
-4.8 ± 2.7 |
3.7 ± 0.1 |
7.0 ± 0.5 |
54.8 ± 2.1 |
-1.29 ± 0.74 |
-0.09 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
28.3 |
9.9 |
18.1 |
53.7 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
| Median |
14.8 |
13.9 |
25.5 |
54.7 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
| Deviation |
50.0 |
6.3 |
11.2 |
1.3 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
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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