Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20021130500
Observation time: 04/23/2002 113.20859 0500 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2002 |
| Fractional day of year |
113.208594 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
18022.5 ± 9.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
1.350 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
233.869 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
11.660 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0276 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0298 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
8.37, 10.27, 10.60 |
Event added to database
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Mon Feb 14 11:19:13 2005
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Event last processed
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Mon Mar 30 23:02:47 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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-7.487 ± 0.740
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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] |
-450.5 ± 18.4 |
-582.3 ± 9.0 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-10.1 ± 8.0 |
53.8 ± 17.9 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-14.6 ± 11.4 |
84.5 ± 35.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
48.1 ± 12.2 |
124.7 ± 14.7 |
| We [km/s] |
1521.0 ± 385.9 |
3944.5 ± 463.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.1 ± 0.6 |
13.6 ± 1.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
0.6 ± 1.3 |
-4.9 ± 1.8 |
| By GSE [nT] |
5.3 ± 0.8 |
6.0 ± 3.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
2.7 ± 1.7 |
-6.5 ± 4.0 |
Plasma Beta
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0.575 ± 0.494
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4.300 ± 3.469
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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62.09 ± 15.76
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161.03 ± 18.92
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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68.35 ± 6.17
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66.73 ± 15.62
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.499 ± 0.783 |
0.852 ± 0.461 |
0.156 ± 0.155 |
9.00 ± 22.17 |
120.37 ± 52.60 |
| VC |
-0.753 ± 0.097 |
0.367 ± 0.109 |
0.546 ± 0.484 |
33.08 ± 9.81 |
153.99 ± 7.68 |
| MX1 |
-0.916 ± 0.138 |
0.151 ± 0.691 |
0.373 ± 0.355 |
21.89 ± 12.10 |
170.66 ± 43.26 |
| MX2 |
-0.861 ± 0.171 |
0.290 ± 0.446 |
0.417 ± 0.391 |
24.65 ± 11.93 |
161.38 ± 29.60 |
| MX3 |
-0.796 ± 0.136 |
0.364 ± 0.222 |
0.483 ± 0.442 |
28.91 ± 12.09 |
155.41 ± 15.71 |
| RH08 |
-0.956 ± 0.006 |
0.195 ± 0.018 |
0.218 ± 0.214 |
12.58 ± 1.34 |
168.47 ± 1.07 |
| RH09 |
-0.959 ± 0.020 |
0.196 ± 0.070 |
0.207 ± 0.204 |
11.93 ± 3.97 |
168.47 ± 4.16 |
| RH10 |
-0.959 ± 0.020 |
0.196 ± 0.070 |
0.207 ± 0.204 |
11.93 ± 3.97 |
168.47 ± 4.16 |
| Average |
-0.837 |
0.326 |
0.326 |
19.247 |
158.400 |
| Median |
-0.861 |
0.290 |
0.373 |
21.893 |
168.468 |
| Deviation |
0.157 |
0.228 |
0.148 |
9.082 |
16.639 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
41.3 ± 14.1 |
417.4 ± 30.2 |
3.34 ± 0.76 |
| VC |
60.6 ± 10.9 |
581.5 ± 44.2 |
3.34 ± 0.76 |
| MX1 |
78.6 ± 13.4 |
644.2 ± 34.5 |
3.34 ± 0.76 |
| MX2 |
70.0 ± 13.5 |
628.0 ± 37.7 |
3.34 ± 0.76 |
| MX3 |
63.8 ± 13.6 |
601.7 ± 41.3 |
3.34 ± 0.76 |
| RH08 |
80.4 ± 13.0 |
655.5 ± 28.2 |
3.34 ± 0.76 |
| RH09 |
80.7 ± 12.9 |
655.9 ± 27.7 |
3.34 ± 0.76 |
| RH10 |
80.7 ± 12.9 |
655.9 ± 27.7 |
3.34 ± 0.76 |
| Average |
69.5 |
605.0 |
3.34 |
| Median |
78.6 |
644.2 |
3.34 |
| Deviation |
14.0 |
80.7 |
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 |
203.3 ± 11.8 |
36.3 ± 3.2 |
51.4 ± 4.6 |
86.0 ± 8.2 |
5.64 ± 0.68 |
2.38 ± 0.24 |
| VC |
253.9 ± 14.5 |
22.5 ± 2.0 |
33.6 ± 3.0 |
90.6 ± 8.3 |
11.33 ± 1.08 |
2.82 ± 0.24 |
| MX1 |
238.7 ± 16.7 |
8.8 ± 0.8 |
13.5 ± 1.2 |
92.9 ± 8.4 |
27.11 ± 2.64 |
2.58 ± 0.20 |
| MX2 |
249.0 ± 16.0 |
15.4 ± 1.3 |
23.4 ± 2.1 |
92.1 ± 8.3 |
16.22 ± 1.58 |
2.72 ± 0.22 |
| MX3 |
253.7 ± 15.1 |
20.1 ± 1.7 |
30.1 ± 2.7 |
91.2 ± 8.3 |
12.71 ± 1.23 |
2.80 ± 0.23 |
| RH8 |
229.8 ± 17.5 |
7.4 ± 0.6 |
11.4 ± 1.0 |
93.1 ± 8.4 |
31.18 ± 3.24 |
2.48 ± 0.20 |
| RH9 |
229.0 ± 17.5 |
7.2 ± 0.6 |
11.0 ± 1.0 |
93.1 ± 8.4 |
31.95 ± 3.34 |
2.47 ± 0.20 |
| RH10 |
229.0 ± 17.5 |
7.2 ± 0.6 |
11.0 ± 1.0 |
93.1 ± 8.4 |
31.95 ± 3.34 |
2.47 ± 0.20 |
| Average |
235.8 |
15.6 |
23.2 |
91.5 |
21.0 |
2.6 |
| Median |
238.7 |
15.4 |
23.4 |
92.9 |
27.1 |
2.6 |
| Deviation |
17.0 |
10.4 |
14.5 |
2.4 |
10.7 |
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 |
67.6 ± 16.7 |
47.6 ± 9.6 |
50.2 ± 11.7 |
168.3 ± 16.0 |
1.50 ± 0.62 |
0.40 ± 0.10 |
| VC |
77.1 ± 22.3 |
30.3 ± 5.8 |
32.8 ± 7.7 |
172.5 ± 14.9 |
2.71 ± 1.30 |
0.45 ± 0.12 |
| MX1 |
71.5 ± 14.8 |
12.0 ± 2.2 |
13.2 ± 3.1 |
174.8 ± 14.5 |
6.27 ± 2.48 |
0.41 ± 0.08 |
| MX2 |
75.7 ± 17.2 |
20.9 ± 3.9 |
22.8 ± 5.3 |
174.0 ± 14.7 |
3.83 ± 1.59 |
0.44 ± 0.10 |
| MX3 |
77.7 ± 20.1 |
27.1 ± 5.1 |
29.4 ± 6.9 |
173.1 ± 14.8 |
3.05 ± 1.36 |
0.45 ± 0.11 |
| RH8 |
69.8 ± 10.6 |
10.1 ± 1.9 |
11.1 ± 2.6 |
175.0 ± 14.5 |
7.25 ± 2.43 |
0.40 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
69.7 ± 10.3 |
9.8 ± 1.8 |
10.8 ± 2.5 |
175.0 ± 14.5 |
7.44 ± 2.46 |
0.40 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
69.7 ± 10.3 |
9.8 ± 1.8 |
10.8 ± 2.5 |
175.0 ± 14.5 |
7.44 ± 2.46 |
0.40 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
72.3 |
21.0 |
22.6 |
173.5 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
| Median |
71.5 |
20.9 |
22.8 |
174.8 |
6.3 |
0.4 |
| Deviation |
3.9 |
13.5 |
14.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
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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