Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20000361526
Observation time: 02/05/2000 36.64339 1526 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
36.643385 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
55588.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
90.809 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-27.762 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
5.353 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0180 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0145 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
11.08, 15.98, 17.04 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:09:03 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:09:41 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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19.678 ± 0.359
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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] |
-376.3 ± 1.4 |
-408.3 ± 1.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-17.5 ± 0.5 |
-36.0 ± 1.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
14.6 ± 0.9 |
17.2 ± 1.8 |
| Wi [km/s] |
22.6 ± 0.4 |
25.1 ± 1.1 |
| We [km/s] |
714.6 ± 13.2 |
792.3 ± 35.2 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.3 ± 0.1 |
10.1 ± 1.2 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.2 ± 0.1 |
-4.0 ± 0.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
4.9 ± 0.2 |
7.9 ± 0.1 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.4 ± 0.2 |
0.0 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.164 ± 0.163
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0.168 ± 0.167
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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29.17 ± 0.54
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32.34 ± 1.44
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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55.88 ± 0.78
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61.26 ± 3.52
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.882 ± 0.123 |
-0.123 ± 0.106 |
0.454 ± 0.420 |
27.03 ± 15.61 |
187.93 ± 6.78 |
| VC |
-0.865 ± 0.020 |
-0.498 ± 0.034 |
0.068 ± 0.068 |
3.92 ± 2.83 |
209.94 ± 2.23 |
| MX1 |
-0.971 ± 0.016 |
-0.222 ± 0.067 |
0.084 ± 0.084 |
4.82 ± 2.91 |
192.87 ± 3.96 |
| MX2 |
-0.972 ± 0.016 |
-0.225 ± 0.066 |
0.067 ± 0.067 |
3.83 ± 2.69 |
193.06 ± 3.91 |
| MX3 |
-0.972 ± 0.016 |
-0.232 ± 0.065 |
0.034 ± 0.034 |
1.97 ± 2.74 |
193.41 ± 3.84 |
| RH08 |
-0.980 ± 0.002 |
-0.200 ± 0.009 |
-0.006 ± 0.006 |
-0.32 ± 0.89 |
191.53 ± 0.53 |
| RH09 |
-0.983 ± 0.010 |
-0.183 ± 0.053 |
-0.017 ± 0.017 |
-0.96 ± 4.04 |
190.53 ± 3.07 |
| RH10 |
-0.983 ± 0.010 |
-0.183 ± 0.055 |
-0.017 ± 0.017 |
-0.96 ± 4.12 |
190.53 ± 3.19 |
| Average |
-0.951 |
-0.233 |
0.084 |
4.915 |
193.725 |
| Median |
-0.972 |
-0.200 |
0.067 |
3.830 |
192.868 |
| Deviation |
0.048 |
0.113 |
0.155 |
9.229 |
6.793 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
65.5 ± 1.3 |
406.7 ± 7.4 |
1.93 ± 0.22 |
| VC |
86.2 ± 1.9 |
411.8 ± 7.9 |
1.93 ± 0.22 |
| MX1 |
69.1 ± 1.9 |
443.5 ± 8.1 |
1.93 ± 0.22 |
| MX2 |
69.4 ± 2.0 |
443.6 ± 8.1 |
1.93 ± 0.22 |
| MX3 |
69.8 ± 2.0 |
443.3 ± 8.1 |
1.93 ± 0.22 |
| RH08 |
68.1 ± 2.1 |
444.0 ± 8.1 |
1.93 ± 0.22 |
| RH09 |
67.2 ± 2.1 |
444.2 ± 8.1 |
1.93 ± 0.22 |
| RH10 |
67.2 ± 2.1 |
444.2 ± 8.1 |
1.93 ± 0.22 |
| Average |
70.3 |
435.2 |
1.93 |
| Median |
69.1 |
443.6 |
1.93 |
| Deviation |
6.6 |
16.1 |
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 |
65.9 ± 1.0 |
10.9 ± 0.1 |
23.2 ± 0.3 |
62.1 ± 0.6 |
6.05 ± 0.14 |
1.06 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
76.8 ± 1.3 |
1.7 ± 0.0 |
3.7 ± 0.1 |
63.0 ± 0.6 |
44.56 ± 1.10 |
1.22 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
72.9 ± 1.4 |
9.3 ± 0.1 |
19.9 ± 0.3 |
62.4 ± 0.6 |
7.83 ± 0.21 |
1.17 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
73.0 ± 1.4 |
9.2 ± 0.1 |
19.7 ± 0.3 |
62.4 ± 0.6 |
7.93 ± 0.21 |
1.17 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
73.0 ± 1.4 |
9.0 ± 0.1 |
19.3 ± 0.3 |
62.4 ± 0.6 |
8.10 ± 0.22 |
1.17 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
71.9 ± 1.4 |
9.8 ± 0.1 |
20.8 ± 0.3 |
62.3 ± 0.6 |
7.37 ± 0.21 |
1.15 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
71.4 ± 1.4 |
10.2 ± 0.1 |
21.7 ± 0.3 |
62.2 ± 0.6 |
7.03 ± 0.20 |
1.15 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
71.4 ± 1.4 |
10.2 ± 0.1 |
21.7 ± 0.3 |
62.2 ± 0.6 |
7.03 ± 0.20 |
1.15 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
72.0 |
8.8 |
18.7 |
62.4 |
12.0 |
1.2 |
| Median |
72.9 |
9.8 |
20.8 |
62.4 |
7.8 |
1.2 |
| Deviation |
3.0 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
0.3 |
13.2 |
0.0 |
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 |
34.2 ± 2.1 |
12.1 ± 0.6 |
25.4 ± 1.5 |
68.2 ± 3.7 |
2.84 ± 0.19 |
0.50 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
39.7 ± 1.7 |
1.9 ± 0.1 |
4.1 ± 0.2 |
69.2 ± 3.7 |
20.83 ± 0.76 |
0.57 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
37.4 ± 1.7 |
10.3 ± 0.5 |
21.8 ± 1.3 |
68.5 ± 3.7 |
3.64 ± 0.17 |
0.55 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
37.4 ± 1.7 |
10.2 ± 0.5 |
21.6 ± 1.2 |
68.5 ± 3.7 |
3.68 ± 0.17 |
0.55 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
37.4 ± 1.7 |
10.0 ± 0.5 |
21.1 ± 1.2 |
68.6 ± 3.7 |
3.76 ± 0.17 |
0.55 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
36.8 ± 1.6 |
10.8 ± 0.5 |
22.8 ± 1.3 |
68.4 ± 3.7 |
3.41 ± 0.15 |
0.54 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
36.5 ± 1.6 |
11.2 ± 0.5 |
23.8 ± 1.4 |
68.4 ± 3.7 |
3.25 ± 0.15 |
0.54 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
36.5 ± 1.6 |
11.2 ± 0.5 |
23.8 ± 1.4 |
68.4 ± 3.7 |
3.25 ± 0.15 |
0.54 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
37.0 |
9.7 |
20.5 |
68.5 |
5.6 |
0.5 |
| Median |
37.4 |
10.8 |
22.8 |
68.5 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
1.5 |
3.2 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
6.2 |
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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