Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20002230513
Observation time: 08/10/2000 223.21762 0513 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2000 |
| Fractional day of year |
223.217622 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
18802.5 ± 6.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-21.958 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-60.850 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-5.950 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0012 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0380 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0294 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
19.17, 27.18, 28.54 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:10:12 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 19:39:46 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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-14.670 ± 0.798
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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] |
-360.8 ± 3.7 |
-393.0 ± 6.7 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-55.0 ± 2.1 |
-72.7 ± 0.3 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
15.1 ± 7.8 |
2.7 ± 5.0 |
| Wi [km/s] |
29.4 ± 1.9 |
38.7 ± 0.2 |
| We [km/s] |
928.7 ± 60.8 |
1224.6 ± 7.0 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
6.1 ± 0.4 |
10.4 ± 1.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-2.3 ± 0.3 |
-6.1 ± 1.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
5.9 ± 0.3 |
8.9 ± 0.5 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.9 ± 0.9 |
-1.9 ± 0.9 |
Plasma Beta
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0.244 ± 0.248
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0.267 ± 0.288
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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37.91 ± 2.48
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50.00 ± 0.29
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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59.80 ± 1.91
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75.33 ± 6.00
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.490 ± 0.222 |
-0.772 ± 0.214 |
0.405 ± 0.381 |
23.88 ± 29.49 |
237.57 ± 14.24 |
| VC |
-0.822 ± 0.086 |
-0.469 ± 0.101 |
-0.324 ± 0.312 |
-18.90 ± 13.67 |
209.69 ± 6.52 |
| MX1 |
-0.658 ± 0.126 |
-0.718 ± 0.117 |
-0.228 ± 0.224 |
-13.16 ± 13.57 |
227.51 ± 9.61 |
| MX2 |
-0.657 ± 0.124 |
-0.702 ± 0.118 |
-0.275 ± 0.268 |
-15.95 ± 14.98 |
226.89 ± 9.26 |
| MX3 |
-0.655 ± 0.127 |
-0.683 ± 0.124 |
-0.323 ± 0.311 |
-18.86 ± 16.76 |
226.23 ± 9.08 |
| RH08 |
-0.723 ± 0.013 |
-0.666 ± 0.014 |
0.184 ± 0.182 |
10.62 ± 1.81 |
222.62 ± 1.04 |
| RH09 |
-0.757 ± 0.045 |
-0.649 ± 0.052 |
-0.073 ± 0.072 |
-4.16 ± 4.03 |
220.61 ± 3.95 |
| RH10 |
-0.757 ± 0.045 |
-0.649 ± 0.052 |
-0.073 ± 0.072 |
-4.16 ± 4.03 |
220.61 ± 3.95 |
| Average |
-0.690 |
-0.663 |
-0.088 |
-5.087 |
223.966 |
| Median |
-0.658 |
-0.666 |
-0.073 |
-4.165 |
226.230 |
| Deviation |
0.101 |
0.089 |
0.263 |
15.360 |
7.921 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
51.0 ± 3.7 |
284.6 ± 6.7 |
1.72 ± 0.22 |
| VC |
87.9 ± 3.3 |
411.3 ± 12.3 |
1.72 ± 0.22 |
| MX1 |
70.1 ± 3.3 |
362.6 ± 12.5 |
1.72 ± 0.22 |
| MX2 |
71.7 ± 3.5 |
361.1 ± 13.3 |
1.72 ± 0.22 |
| MX3 |
73.5 ± 3.7 |
358.6 ± 14.0 |
1.72 ± 0.22 |
| RH08 |
67.0 ± 2.7 |
379.9 ± 7.0 |
1.72 ± 0.22 |
| RH09 |
73.1 ± 2.6 |
398.3 ± 9.5 |
1.72 ± 0.22 |
| RH10 |
73.1 ± 2.6 |
398.3 ± 9.5 |
1.72 ± 0.22 |
| Average |
70.9 |
369.3 |
1.72 |
| Median |
73.1 |
379.9 |
1.72 |
| Deviation |
10.1 |
39.6 |
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 |
59.1 ± 4.4 |
21.1 ± 1.0 |
37.6 ± 1.2 |
67.7 ± 1.3 |
2.82 ± 0.29 |
0.87 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
93.9 ± 2.4 |
1.2 ± 0.0 |
2.2 ± 0.1 |
70.9 ± 1.3 |
81.59 ± 4.28 |
1.33 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
89.2 ± 2.4 |
11.0 ± 0.5 |
20.4 ± 0.7 |
70.0 ± 1.3 |
8.10 ± 0.43 |
1.28 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
89.6 ± 2.4 |
10.1 ± 0.4 |
18.7 ± 0.6 |
70.1 ± 1.3 |
8.87 ± 0.46 |
1.28 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
89.7 ± 2.6 |
9.2 ± 0.4 |
17.0 ± 0.5 |
70.3 ± 1.3 |
9.82 ± 0.50 |
1.28 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
79.6 ± 3.7 |
12.7 ± 0.5 |
23.4 ± 0.7 |
69.7 ± 1.3 |
6.29 ± 0.49 |
1.14 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
90.5 ± 2.6 |
9.4 ± 0.4 |
17.4 ± 0.6 |
70.2 ± 1.3 |
9.69 ± 0.58 |
1.29 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
90.5 ± 2.6 |
9.4 ± 0.4 |
17.4 ± 0.6 |
70.2 ± 1.3 |
9.69 ± 0.58 |
1.29 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
85.3 |
10.5 |
19.3 |
69.9 |
17.1 |
1.2 |
| Median |
89.7 |
10.1 |
18.7 |
70.2 |
9.7 |
1.3 |
| Deviation |
11.4 |
5.5 |
9.7 |
1.0 |
26.2 |
0.1 |
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 |
34.6 ± 5.4 |
27.5 ± 0.7 |
47.4 ± 3.8 |
86.2 ± 5.2 |
1.26 ± 0.16 |
0.40 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
55.2 ± 4.0 |
1.5 ± 0.0 |
2.7 ± 0.2 |
90.4 ± 5.2 |
36.69 ± 1.61 |
0.61 ± 0.01 |
| MX1 |
52.5 ± 3.4 |
14.4 ± 0.4 |
25.7 ± 2.0 |
89.3 ± 5.2 |
3.65 ± 0.14 |
0.59 ± 0.01 |
| MX2 |
52.6 ± 3.1 |
13.2 ± 0.4 |
23.6 ± 1.9 |
89.5 ± 5.2 |
3.99 ± 0.13 |
0.59 ± 0.00 |
| MX3 |
52.5 ± 2.9 |
11.9 ± 0.3 |
21.4 ± 1.7 |
89.7 ± 5.2 |
4.40 ± 0.12 |
0.59 ± 0.00 |
| RH8 |
46.7 ± 5.8 |
16.5 ± 0.4 |
29.4 ± 2.3 |
88.9 ± 5.2 |
2.82 ± 0.28 |
0.52 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
53.7 ± 4.8 |
12.2 ± 0.3 |
21.9 ± 1.7 |
89.6 ± 5.2 |
4.40 ± 0.27 |
0.60 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
53.7 ± 4.8 |
12.2 ± 0.3 |
21.9 ± 1.7 |
89.6 ± 5.2 |
4.40 ± 0.27 |
0.60 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
50.2 |
13.7 |
24.2 |
89.1 |
7.7 |
0.6 |
| Median |
52.6 |
13.2 |
23.6 |
89.6 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
6.8 |
7.1 |
12.2 |
1.3 |
11.8 |
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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