Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20012150718
Observation time: 08/03/2001 215.30467 0718 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
215.304670 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
26323.5 ± 6.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
42.550 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
277.387 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
18.420 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0010 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0320 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0252 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
10.04, 15.13, 15.60 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:14:27 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 21:17:16 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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3.462 ± 1.140
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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] |
-376.6 ± 1.6 |
-459.3 ± 5.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
3.3 ± 1.5 |
5.9 ± 2.0 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-25.9 ± 1.6 |
-6.4 ± 4.0 |
| Wi [km/s] |
20.2 ± 1.0 |
57.1 ± 3.6 |
| We [km/s] |
638.1 ± 30.6 |
1805.3 ± 114.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
7.9 ± 0.9 |
22.8 ± 1.1 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
3.5 ± 0.1 |
0.7 ± 1.0 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.3 ± 0.3 |
-4.7 ± 1.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-3.5 ± 0.2 |
-9.2 ± 0.8 |
Plasma Beta
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0.230 ± 0.252
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1.434 ± 1.423
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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26.05 ± 1.25
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73.70 ± 4.67
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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42.70 ± 3.52
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48.19 ± 3.16
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.890 ± 0.052 |
0.304 ± 0.121 |
0.339 ± 0.326 |
19.84 ± 5.57 |
161.12 ± 7.79 |
| VC |
-0.973 ± 0.010 |
0.031 ± 0.028 |
0.229 ± 0.225 |
13.26 ± 2.59 |
178.16 ± 1.66 |
| MX1 |
-0.914 ± 0.038 |
0.158 ± 0.089 |
0.373 ± 0.355 |
21.89 ± 5.41 |
170.17 ± 5.54 |
| MX2 |
-0.914 ± 0.041 |
0.128 ± 0.053 |
0.385 ± 0.365 |
22.66 ± 6.00 |
172.05 ± 3.32 |
| MX3 |
-0.914 ± 0.043 |
0.112 ± 0.049 |
0.391 ± 0.370 |
23.00 ± 6.27 |
173.00 ± 3.07 |
| RH08 |
-0.973 ± 0.003 |
0.077 ± 0.009 |
0.218 ± 0.214 |
12.58 ± 0.73 |
175.49 ± 0.54 |
| RH09 |
-0.975 ± 0.015 |
0.077 ± 0.071 |
0.207 ± 0.204 |
11.93 ± 3.97 |
175.49 ± 4.16 |
| RH10 |
-0.978 ± 0.015 |
0.077 ± 0.071 |
0.196 ± 0.193 |
11.28 ± 3.96 |
175.49 ± 4.16 |
| Average |
-0.941 |
0.121 |
0.292 |
17.054 |
172.622 |
| Median |
-0.914 |
0.112 |
0.339 |
19.838 |
175.487 |
| Deviation |
0.037 |
0.084 |
0.087 |
5.237 |
5.266 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
24.0 ± 2.3 |
451.9 ± 11.5 |
2.72 ± 0.20 |
| VC |
38.5 ± 2.7 |
490.3 ± 12.3 |
2.72 ± 0.20 |
| MX1 |
27.0 ± 2.7 |
463.0 ± 11.9 |
2.72 ± 0.20 |
| MX2 |
27.6 ± 2.7 |
462.7 ± 11.9 |
2.72 ± 0.20 |
| MX3 |
28.0 ± 2.8 |
462.5 ± 12.0 |
2.72 ± 0.20 |
| RH08 |
37.4 ± 2.6 |
490.6 ± 12.2 |
2.72 ± 0.20 |
| RH09 |
38.0 ± 2.6 |
491.8 ± 12.3 |
2.72 ± 0.20 |
| RH10 |
38.5 ± 2.6 |
493.0 ± 12.3 |
2.72 ± 0.20 |
| Average |
32.4 |
475.7 |
2.72 |
| Median |
37.4 |
490.3 |
2.72 |
| Deviation |
6.2 |
17.2 |
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 |
124.5 ± 1.4 |
22.8 ± 0.9 |
39.0 ± 3.2 |
44.6 ± 3.1 |
5.47 ± 0.21 |
2.81 ± 0.22 |
| VC |
129.8 ± 1.6 |
18.7 ± 0.6 |
33.4 ± 2.8 |
46.4 ± 2.9 |
6.94 ± 0.24 |
2.81 ± 0.20 |
| MX1 |
127.9 ± 1.5 |
22.0 ± 0.8 |
38.0 ± 3.1 |
45.0 ± 3.1 |
5.82 ± 0.21 |
2.86 ± 0.22 |
| MX2 |
128.1 ± 1.5 |
21.9 ± 0.8 |
37.8 ± 3.1 |
45.0 ± 3.0 |
5.87 ± 0.21 |
2.86 ± 0.22 |
| MX3 |
128.2 ± 1.5 |
21.8 ± 0.8 |
37.7 ± 3.1 |
45.1 ± 3.0 |
5.90 ± 0.21 |
2.86 ± 0.22 |
| RH8 |
129.6 ± 1.5 |
19.0 ± 0.6 |
33.9 ± 2.8 |
46.3 ± 2.9 |
6.81 ± 0.23 |
2.81 ± 0.20 |
| RH9 |
129.6 ± 1.5 |
18.9 ± 0.6 |
33.7 ± 2.8 |
46.4 ± 2.9 |
6.87 ± 0.24 |
2.81 ± 0.20 |
| RH10 |
129.6 ± 1.5 |
18.7 ± 0.6 |
33.4 ± 2.8 |
46.4 ± 2.9 |
6.93 ± 0.24 |
2.80 ± 0.20 |
| Average |
128.4 |
20.5 |
35.9 |
45.6 |
6.3 |
2.8 |
| Median |
129.6 |
21.8 |
37.7 |
46.3 |
6.8 |
2.8 |
| Deviation |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
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 |
43.4 ± 5.2 |
41.8 ± 2.2 |
44.0 ± 2.9 |
77.6 ± 4.0 |
1.04 ± 0.16 |
0.56 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
44.7 ± 5.6 |
34.1 ± 1.5 |
37.7 ± 2.5 |
81.3 ± 3.6 |
1.32 ± 0.20 |
0.55 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
44.5 ± 5.5 |
40.3 ± 2.0 |
42.9 ± 2.8 |
78.4 ± 3.9 |
1.11 ± 0.17 |
0.57 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
44.7 ± 5.6 |
40.0 ± 2.0 |
42.7 ± 2.8 |
78.5 ± 3.9 |
1.12 ± 0.17 |
0.57 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
44.7 ± 5.6 |
39.8 ± 2.0 |
42.5 ± 2.8 |
78.6 ± 3.8 |
1.13 ± 0.18 |
0.57 ± 0.07 |
| RH8 |
44.7 ± 5.6 |
34.8 ± 1.6 |
38.3 ± 2.5 |
81.0 ± 3.6 |
1.29 ± 0.20 |
0.55 ± 0.07 |
| RH9 |
44.7 ± 5.6 |
34.5 ± 1.5 |
38.0 ± 2.5 |
81.1 ± 3.6 |
1.30 ± 0.20 |
0.55 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
44.8 ± 5.6 |
34.2 ± 1.5 |
37.7 ± 2.5 |
81.2 ± 3.6 |
1.32 ± 0.20 |
0.55 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
44.5 |
37.4 |
40.5 |
79.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
| Median |
44.7 |
39.8 |
42.5 |
81.0 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
0.5 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
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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