Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20020590506
Observation time: 02/28/2002 59.21290 0506 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2002 |
| Fractional day of year |
59.212899 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
18394.5 ± 6.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-8.285 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-246.569 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
5.820 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0289 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0011
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0335 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
2.86, 7.91, 8.05 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:18:07 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 22:43:10 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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-1.868 ± 1.279
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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] |
-307.7 ± 6.3 |
-371.9 ± 10.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
21.0 ± 13.9 |
29.8 ± 11.9 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-7.5 ± 10.3 |
10.3 ± 16.5 |
| Wi [km/s] |
22.2 ± 5.1 |
57.1 ± 5.7 |
| We [km/s] |
702.5 ± 160.8 |
1804.6 ± 179.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.3 ± 0.7 |
20.3 ± 2.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
6.7 ± 0.3 |
7.9 ± 2.0 |
| By GSE [nT] |
0.4 ± 1.5 |
5.5 ± 3.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-1.1 ± 0.9 |
-4.5 ± 3.6 |
Plasma Beta
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0.121 ± 0.141
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1.100 ± 1.067
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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28.68 ± 6.56
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73.67 ± 7.33
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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66.66 ± 3.84
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56.67 ± 7.52
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.982 ± 0.044 |
0.129 ± 0.231 |
0.141 ± 0.140 |
8.10 ± 13.23 |
172.53 ± 13.47 |
| VC |
-0.954 ± 0.081 |
0.133 ± 0.249 |
0.268 ± 0.261 |
15.52 ± 15.84 |
172.05 ± 14.93 |
| MX1 |
-0.942 ± 0.118 |
0.154 ± 0.351 |
0.299 ± 0.290 |
17.42 ± 19.98 |
170.73 ± 21.34 |
| MX2 |
-0.941 ± 0.088 |
0.162 ± 0.225 |
0.296 ± 0.287 |
17.21 ± 15.45 |
170.22 ± 13.67 |
| MX3 |
-0.943 ± 0.085 |
0.164 ± 0.215 |
0.290 ± 0.282 |
16.88 ± 15.35 |
170.16 ± 13.01 |
| RH08 |
-0.989 ± 0.005 |
0.009 ± 0.018 |
0.151 ± 0.150 |
8.68 ± 1.87 |
179.50 ± 1.06 |
| RH09 |
-0.954 ± 0.021 |
-0.042 ± 0.071 |
0.296 ± 0.287 |
17.22 ± 4.00 |
182.51 ± 4.24 |
| RH10 |
-0.954 ± 0.021 |
-0.042 ± 0.071 |
0.296 ± 0.287 |
17.22 ± 4.00 |
182.51 ± 4.24 |
| Average |
-0.957 |
0.083 |
0.255 |
14.781 |
175.024 |
| Median |
-0.954 |
0.133 |
0.296 |
17.208 |
172.526 |
| Deviation |
0.018 |
0.092 |
0.068 |
3.994 |
5.507 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
15.9 ± 8.2 |
395.2 ± 10.8 |
3.89 ± 0.73 |
| VC |
17.4 ± 7.2 |
387.4 ± 9.3 |
3.89 ± 0.73 |
| MX1 |
18.8 ± 7.5 |
384.0 ± 9.0 |
3.89 ± 0.73 |
| MX2 |
19.0 ± 7.7 |
384.2 ± 9.0 |
3.89 ± 0.73 |
| MX3 |
18.9 ± 7.8 |
384.6 ± 9.1 |
3.89 ± 0.73 |
| RH08 |
13.2 ± 5.8 |
392.8 ± 11.4 |
3.89 ± 0.73 |
| RH09 |
15.3 ± 3.2 |
379.5 ± 9.6 |
3.89 ± 0.73 |
| RH10 |
15.3 ± 3.2 |
379.5 ± 9.6 |
3.89 ± 0.73 |
| Average |
16.7 |
385.9 |
3.89 |
| Median |
17.4 |
384.6 |
3.89 |
| Deviation |
2.1 |
5.7 |
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 |
91.4 ± 6.5 |
27.3 ± 6.1 |
64.1 ± 3.7 |
67.3 ± 3.6 |
3.53 ± 0.94 |
1.36 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
93.0 ± 6.3 |
27.0 ± 6.0 |
63.6 ± 3.7 |
67.4 ± 3.5 |
3.62 ± 0.94 |
1.38 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
93.2 ± 6.4 |
26.7 ± 5.9 |
63.1 ± 3.6 |
67.5 ± 3.5 |
3.66 ± 0.95 |
1.38 ± 0.09 |
| MX2 |
93.3 ± 6.4 |
26.7 ± 5.9 |
63.0 ± 3.6 |
67.5 ± 3.5 |
3.67 ± 0.95 |
1.38 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
93.2 ± 6.5 |
26.7 ± 5.9 |
63.1 ± 3.6 |
67.5 ± 3.5 |
3.66 ± 0.95 |
1.38 ± 0.09 |
| RH8 |
89.6 ± 5.9 |
27.7 ± 6.2 |
64.9 ± 3.7 |
67.1 ± 3.6 |
3.40 ± 0.88 |
1.34 ± 0.10 |
| RH9 |
88.9 ± 5.6 |
27.4 ± 6.1 |
64.3 ± 3.7 |
67.2 ± 3.6 |
3.41 ± 0.86 |
1.32 ± 0.10 |
| RH10 |
88.9 ± 5.6 |
27.4 ± 6.1 |
64.3 ± 3.7 |
67.2 ± 3.6 |
3.41 ± 0.86 |
1.32 ± 0.10 |
| Average |
91.4 |
27.1 |
63.8 |
67.4 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
| Median |
93.0 |
27.3 |
64.1 |
67.4 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
| Deviation |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
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 |
24.8 ± 7.6 |
51.2 ± 4.6 |
54.5 ± 7.2 |
77.9 ± 5.3 |
0.48 ± 0.14 |
0.32 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
25.8 ± 6.1 |
50.5 ± 4.5 |
54.1 ± 7.2 |
78.4 ± 5.3 |
0.51 ± 0.12 |
0.33 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
26.1 ± 5.7 |
49.8 ± 4.4 |
53.6 ± 7.1 |
78.9 ± 5.2 |
0.52 ± 0.12 |
0.33 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
26.2 ± 5.8 |
49.7 ± 4.4 |
53.6 ± 7.1 |
78.9 ± 5.2 |
0.53 ± 0.12 |
0.33 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
26.1 ± 5.8 |
49.7 ± 4.4 |
53.6 ± 7.1 |
78.9 ± 5.2 |
0.53 ± 0.12 |
0.33 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
23.3 ± 8.0 |
52.4 ± 4.9 |
55.2 ± 7.3 |
77.1 ± 5.5 |
0.44 ± 0.14 |
0.30 ± 0.10 |
| RH9 |
22.7 ± 6.1 |
51.5 ± 4.7 |
54.7 ± 7.3 |
77.7 ± 5.4 |
0.44 ± 0.11 |
0.29 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
22.7 ± 6.1 |
51.5 ± 4.7 |
54.7 ± 7.3 |
77.7 ± 5.4 |
0.44 ± 0.11 |
0.29 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
24.7 |
50.8 |
54.2 |
78.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
| Median |
25.8 |
51.2 |
54.5 |
78.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
| Deviation |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
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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