Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19961980238
Observation time: 07/16/1996 198.11016 0238 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
1996 |
| Fractional day of year |
198.110156 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
9517.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
205.498 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
16.750 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-5.048 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0222 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0246 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
16.11, 16.57, 3.90 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:02:57 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 16:22:23 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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112.486 ± 69.095
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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] |
-298.6 ± 1.0 |
-349.4 ± 6.9 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
6.7 ± 2.9 |
14.1 ± 3.0 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-39.6 ± 1.7 |
-16.6 ± 2.5 |
| Wi [km/s] |
26.9 ± 0.5 |
34.0 ± 0.8 |
| We [km/s] |
851.7 ± 16.3 |
1074.8 ± 25.0 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.3 ± 0.1 |
13.6 ± 1.0 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
6.0 ± 0.1 |
-2.0 ± 0.6 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-3.1 ± 0.2 |
-3.7 ± 0.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-2.2 ± 0.3 |
1.1 ± 0.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.158 ± 0.157
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1.757 ± 1.675
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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34.77 ± 0.67
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43.88 ± 1.02
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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67.86 ± 0.52
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26.01 ± 2.72
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.090 ± 0.079 |
0.995 ± 0.007 |
-0.034 ± 0.034 |
-1.94 ± 2.49 |
95.16 ± 4.55 |
| VC |
-0.903 ± 0.019 |
0.132 ± 0.066 |
0.409 ± 0.385 |
24.15 ± 2.30 |
171.67 ± 4.18 |
| MX1 |
-0.144 ± 0.079 |
0.974 ± 0.023 |
-0.175 ± 0.173 |
-10.08 ± 6.46 |
98.39 ± 4.65 |
| MX2 |
-0.250 ± 0.674 |
0.968 ± 0.174 |
0.003 ± 0.003 |
0.16 ± 3.04 |
104.46 ± 39.90 |
| MX3 |
-0.914 ± 0.574 |
0.403 ± 1.302 |
-0.046 ± 0.046 |
-2.65 ± 16.81 |
156.20 ± 81.62 |
| RH08 |
0.013 ± 0.021 |
0.973 ± 0.009 |
0.229 ± 0.225 |
13.24 ± 2.19 |
89.25 ± 1.23 |
| RH09 |
0.013 ± 0.026 |
0.973 ± 0.011 |
0.229 ± 0.225 |
13.24 ± 2.73 |
89.25 ± 1.52 |
| RH10 |
-0.363 ± 0.043 |
-0.198 ± 0.064 |
-0.911 ± 0.473 |
-65.59 ± 1.83 |
208.58 ± 9.88 |
| Average |
-0.330 |
0.653 |
-0.037 |
-3.684 |
126.620 |
| Median |
-0.144 |
0.973 |
0.003 |
0.160 |
104.464 |
| Deviation |
0.379 |
0.475 |
0.401 |
27.360 |
45.815 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
60.1 ± 2.1 |
53.2 ± 4.7 |
2.55 ± 0.19 |
| VC |
18.7 ± 2.1 |
342.9 ± 12.9 |
2.55 ± 0.19 |
| MX1 |
60.6 ± 2.1 |
73.5 ± 4.7 |
2.55 ± 0.19 |
| MX2 |
50.7 ± 2.1 |
113.3 ± 5.2 |
2.55 ± 0.19 |
| MX3 |
20.9 ± 2.1 |
354.7 ± 11.4 |
2.55 ± 0.19 |
| RH08 |
61.2 ± 1.9 |
12.1 ± 4.5 |
2.55 ± 0.19 |
| RH09 |
61.2 ± 1.9 |
12.1 ± 4.5 |
2.55 ± 0.19 |
| RH10 |
86.6 ± 2.1 |
136.3 ± 2.7 |
2.55 ± 0.19 |
| Average |
52.5 |
137.3 |
2.55 |
| Median |
60.6 |
113.3 |
2.55 |
| Deviation |
22.6 |
137.6 |
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 |
18.3 ± 3.0 |
15.7 ± 0.2 |
33.8 ± 0.3 |
74.6 ± 0.5 |
1.17 ± 0.20 |
0.25 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
88.6 ± 1.3 |
32.4 ± 0.6 |
64.3 ± 0.5 |
69.0 ± 0.5 |
2.74 ± 0.06 |
1.28 ± 0.01 |
| MX1 |
17.2 ± 3.0 |
15.5 ± 0.2 |
33.3 ± 0.3 |
74.7 ± 0.5 |
1.11 ± 0.21 |
0.23 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
32.4 ± 2.9 |
20.3 ± 0.3 |
42.9 ± 0.3 |
73.5 ± 0.5 |
1.60 ± 0.16 |
0.44 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
77.2 ± 1.6 |
31.8 ± 0.6 |
63.4 ± 0.5 |
69.3 ± 0.5 |
2.43 ± 0.09 |
1.11 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
18.4 ± 2.7 |
15.2 ± 0.2 |
32.7 ± 0.2 |
74.7 ± 0.5 |
1.21 ± 0.19 |
0.25 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
18.4 ± 2.7 |
15.2 ± 0.2 |
32.7 ± 0.2 |
74.7 ± 0.5 |
1.21 ± 0.19 |
0.25 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
-6.7 ± 1.3 |
1.8 ± 0.0 |
4.0 ± 0.0 |
76.2 ± 0.5 |
-3.69 ± 0.70 |
-0.09 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
33.0 |
18.5 |
38.4 |
73.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
| Median |
18.4 |
15.7 |
33.8 |
74.7 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
| Deviation |
32.8 |
9.9 |
19.3 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
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 |
7.2 ± 3.1 |
11.4 ± 0.9 |
13.0 ± 1.4 |
49.8 ± 1.7 |
0.62 ± 0.24 |
0.14 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
32.4 ± 7.1 |
24.0 ± 2.4 |
24.6 ± 2.6 |
45.0 ± 1.1 |
1.36 ± 0.32 |
0.72 ± 0.16 |
| MX1 |
6.7 ± 3.0 |
11.2 ± 0.9 |
12.8 ± 1.3 |
49.8 ± 1.7 |
0.59 ± 0.24 |
0.13 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
12.5 ± 3.4 |
14.8 ± 1.2 |
16.5 ± 1.7 |
48.9 ± 1.6 |
0.84 ± 0.21 |
0.26 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
29.0 ± 6.3 |
23.5 ± 2.3 |
24.3 ± 2.5 |
45.3 ± 1.1 |
1.24 ± 0.29 |
0.64 ± 0.14 |
| RH8 |
6.7 ± 3.0 |
11.0 ± 0.9 |
12.5 ± 1.3 |
49.8 ± 1.7 |
0.59 ± 0.25 |
0.13 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
6.7 ± 3.0 |
11.0 ± 0.9 |
12.5 ± 1.3 |
49.8 ± 1.7 |
0.59 ± 0.25 |
0.13 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
-2.8 ± 1.7 |
1.3 ± 0.1 |
1.5 ± 0.2 |
51.0 ± 1.8 |
-2.10 ± 1.19 |
-0.05 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
12.3 |
13.5 |
14.7 |
48.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
| Median |
7.2 |
11.4 |
13.0 |
49.8 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
| Deviation |
12.1 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
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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