Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20012980859
Observation time: 10/25/2001 298.37464 0859 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2001 |
| Fractional day of year |
298.374635 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
32368.5 ± 110.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-10.945 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-35.755 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
1.389 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0307 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0198 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
19.11, 23.09, 27.48 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:16:06 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 21:55:54 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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-5.813 ± 1.228
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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] |
-357.1 ± 4.8 |
-431.3 ± 3.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-34.0 ± 6.5 |
-56.3 ± 6.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-6.4 ± 4.8 |
43.3 ± 3.5 |
| Wi [km/s] |
10.2 ± 1.5 |
43.1 ± 2.4 |
| We [km/s] |
322.8 ± 46.4 |
1361.5 ± 77.0 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.3 ± 0.9 |
17.3 ± 1.7 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.3 ± 0.2 |
6.7 ± 0.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-0.6 ± 0.2 |
-3.1 ± 0.9 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.4 ± 0.3 |
3.3 ± 0.9 |
Plasma Beta
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0.168 ± 0.151
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1.043 ± 0.982
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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13.18 ± 1.90
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55.58 ± 3.14
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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25.83 ± 2.32
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42.84 ± 4.03
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.766 ± 0.224 |
-0.278 ± 0.402 |
0.580 ± 0.504 |
35.43 ± 18.02 |
199.98 ± 29.74 |
| VC |
-0.808 ± 0.032 |
-0.240 ± 0.080 |
0.538 ± 0.479 |
32.53 ± 2.37 |
196.51 ± 5.65 |
| MX1 |
-0.647 ± 0.080 |
-0.358 ± 0.086 |
0.673 ± 0.546 |
42.31 ± 6.55 |
208.97 ± 6.86 |
| MX2 |
-0.650 ± 0.077 |
-0.353 ± 0.086 |
0.673 ± 0.546 |
42.30 ± 6.15 |
208.49 ± 6.95 |
| MX3 |
-0.651 ± 0.077 |
-0.351 ± 0.088 |
0.673 ± 0.546 |
42.26 ± 6.10 |
208.34 ± 7.14 |
| RH08 |
-0.671 ± 0.021 |
-0.350 ± 0.022 |
0.654 ± 0.539 |
40.82 ± 1.77 |
207.58 ± 1.74 |
| RH09 |
-0.484 ± 0.051 |
0.126 ± 0.071 |
0.866 ± 0.524 |
59.99 ± 3.25 |
165.46 ± 8.31 |
| RH10 |
-0.686 ± 0.051 |
-0.473 ± 0.061 |
0.553 ± 0.488 |
33.58 ± 3.97 |
214.60 ± 4.81 |
| Average |
-0.670 |
-0.285 |
0.651 |
41.152 |
201.239 |
| Median |
-0.651 |
-0.350 |
0.673 |
42.262 |
208.336 |
| Deviation |
0.096 |
0.179 |
0.104 |
8.645 |
15.517 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
55.3 ± 8.8 |
400.8 ± 11.8 |
4.27 ± 0.87 |
| VC |
51.2 ± 8.9 |
414.9 ± 11.8 |
4.27 ± 0.87 |
| MX1 |
65.1 ± 8.8 |
357.6 ± 11.8 |
4.27 ± 0.87 |
| MX2 |
64.8 ± 8.8 |
358.7 ± 11.8 |
4.27 ± 0.87 |
| MX3 |
64.7 ± 8.8 |
359.2 ± 11.8 |
4.27 ± 0.87 |
| RH08 |
63.3 ± 8.8 |
366.9 ± 11.8 |
4.27 ± 0.87 |
| RH09 |
68.9 ± 7.9 |
264.7 ± 9.8 |
4.27 ± 0.87 |
| RH10 |
63.4 ± 8.6 |
374.8 ± 11.9 |
4.27 ± 0.87 |
| Average |
62.1 |
362.2 |
4.27 |
| Median |
64.7 |
366.9 |
4.27 |
| Deviation |
5.8 |
44.7 |
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 |
121.6 ± 7.3 |
6.8 ± 0.7 |
14.7 ± 1.3 |
28.3 ± 1.6 |
18.08 ± 2.57 |
4.31 ± 0.35 |
| VC |
121.5 ± 7.1 |
7.5 ± 0.8 |
16.2 ± 1.5 |
28.1 ± 1.7 |
16.31 ± 2.31 |
4.34 ± 0.36 |
| MX1 |
118.7 ± 7.7 |
5.0 ± 0.5 |
10.9 ± 1.0 |
28.7 ± 1.6 |
24.15 ± 3.49 |
4.15 ± 0.34 |
| MX2 |
118.9 ± 7.7 |
5.0 ± 0.5 |
11.0 ± 1.0 |
28.7 ± 1.6 |
23.95 ± 3.45 |
4.16 ± 0.34 |
| MX3 |
119.0 ± 7.6 |
5.0 ± 0.5 |
11.0 ± 1.0 |
28.6 ± 1.6 |
23.86 ± 3.44 |
4.16 ± 0.34 |
| RH8 |
119.6 ± 7.6 |
5.3 ± 0.5 |
11.6 ± 1.0 |
28.6 ± 1.6 |
22.80 ± 3.28 |
4.19 ± 0.35 |
| RH9 |
101.6 ± 5.3 |
4.2 ± 0.4 |
9.3 ± 0.8 |
28.8 ± 1.6 |
24.36 ± 3.18 |
3.54 ± 0.27 |
| RH10 |
117.3 ± 8.0 |
5.3 ± 0.5 |
11.6 ± 1.0 |
28.6 ± 1.6 |
22.46 ± 3.32 |
4.11 ± 0.35 |
| Average |
117.3 |
5.5 |
12.0 |
28.5 |
22.0 |
4.1 |
| Median |
119.0 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
28.6 |
23.9 |
4.2 |
| Deviation |
6.5 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
0.2 |
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 |
29.8 ± 4.3 |
20.1 ± 1.1 |
24.4 ± 2.3 |
67.4 ± 2.5 |
1.49 ± 0.24 |
0.44 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
29.5 ± 4.2 |
22.3 ± 1.2 |
26.8 ± 2.5 |
66.7 ± 2.5 |
1.33 ± 0.21 |
0.44 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
29.2 ± 4.5 |
14.6 ± 0.8 |
18.1 ± 1.7 |
68.8 ± 2.6 |
2.02 ± 0.34 |
0.43 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
29.3 ± 4.4 |
14.7 ± 0.8 |
18.2 ± 1.7 |
68.7 ± 2.6 |
2.00 ± 0.34 |
0.43 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
29.4 ± 4.4 |
14.8 ± 0.8 |
18.3 ± 1.7 |
68.7 ± 2.6 |
2.00 ± 0.34 |
0.43 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
29.6 ± 4.4 |
15.6 ± 0.8 |
19.2 ± 1.8 |
68.5 ± 2.6 |
1.91 ± 0.32 |
0.43 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
25.5 ± 4.2 |
12.3 ± 0.7 |
15.4 ± 1.4 |
69.2 ± 2.6 |
2.07 ± 0.33 |
0.37 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
28.4 ± 4.6 |
15.5 ± 0.8 |
19.2 ± 1.8 |
68.6 ± 2.6 |
1.84 ± 0.34 |
0.41 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
28.8 |
16.2 |
20.0 |
68.3 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
| Median |
29.4 |
15.5 |
19.2 |
68.7 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
| Deviation |
1.4 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
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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