Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20023131724
Observation time: 11/09/2002 313.72557 1724 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2002 |
| Fractional day of year |
313.725573 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
62689.5 ± 6.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
96.681 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-29.710 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
5.510 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0218 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0159 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
7.90, 16.88, 17.57 |
Event added to database
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Mon Oct 17 09:34:48 2005
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Event last processed
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Tue Mar 31 00:20:53 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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27.949 ± 0.605
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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] |
-340.2 ± 0.8 |
-359.3 ± 1.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-8.4 ± 1.2 |
-10.4 ± 1.4 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-18.6 ± 1.5 |
-26.8 ± 1.9 |
| Wi [km/s] |
11.4 ± 0.9 |
14.8 ± 0.8 |
| We [km/s] |
359.7 ± 27.3 |
466.9 ± 24.1 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
7.2 ± 0.7 |
12.6 ± 1.0 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-2.9 ± 0.2 |
-2.5 ± 0.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
2.2 ± 0.2 |
4.5 ± 0.1 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
2.3 ± 0.1 |
4.2 ± 0.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.105 ± 0.102
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0.128 ± 0.129
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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14.68 ± 1.12
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19.06 ± 0.98
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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35.55 ± 1.88
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41.34 ± 2.05
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.984 ± 0.020 |
0.023 ± 0.144 |
0.176 ± 0.174 |
10.14 ± 6.30 |
178.63 ± 8.40 |
| VC |
-0.916 ± 0.039 |
-0.102 ± 0.090 |
-0.388 ± 0.368 |
-22.85 ± 5.60 |
186.33 ± 5.63 |
| MX1 |
-0.985 ± 0.019 |
0.174 ± 0.107 |
-0.013 ± 0.013 |
-0.73 ± 8.75 |
169.96 ± 6.21 |
| MX2 |
-0.975 ± 0.027 |
0.212 ± 0.118 |
-0.062 ± 0.062 |
-3.54 ± 8.14 |
167.76 ± 6.92 |
| MX3 |
-0.957 ± 0.039 |
0.261 ± 0.131 |
-0.128 ± 0.128 |
-7.37 ± 7.82 |
164.74 ± 7.84 |
| RH08 |
-0.994 ± 0.002 |
0.114 ± 0.018 |
-0.006 ± 0.006 |
-0.32 ± 0.99 |
173.48 ± 1.01 |
| RH09 |
-0.988 ± 0.011 |
0.148 ± 0.067 |
-0.050 ± 0.050 |
-2.88 ± 4.06 |
171.48 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.988 ± 0.011 |
0.148 ± 0.067 |
-0.050 ± 0.050 |
-2.88 ± 4.06 |
171.48 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.973 |
0.122 |
-0.065 |
-3.804 |
172.982 |
| Median |
-0.984 |
0.148 |
-0.050 |
-2.882 |
171.476 |
| Deviation |
0.026 |
0.114 |
0.157 |
9.205 |
6.754 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
39.2 ± 4.2 |
372.0 ± 7.5 |
1.69 ± 0.18 |
| VC |
68.7 ± 3.7 |
367.7 ± 8.5 |
1.69 ± 0.18 |
| MX1 |
41.5 ± 3.7 |
377.4 ± 7.7 |
1.69 ± 0.18 |
| MX2 |
42.6 ± 3.5 |
375.1 ± 7.8 |
1.69 ± 0.18 |
| MX3 |
44.6 ± 3.2 |
370.1 ± 7.7 |
1.69 ± 0.18 |
| RH08 |
43.2 ± 3.8 |
381.3 ± 7.8 |
1.69 ± 0.18 |
| RH09 |
44.1 ± 3.7 |
380.2 ± 7.9 |
1.69 ± 0.18 |
| RH10 |
44.1 ± 3.7 |
380.2 ± 7.9 |
1.69 ± 0.18 |
| Average |
46.0 |
375.5 |
1.69 |
| Median |
44.1 |
377.4 |
1.69 |
| Deviation |
9.3 |
5.1 |
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 |
40.7 ± 0.7 |
11.0 ± 0.7 |
27.5 ± 1.5 |
36.9 ± 1.7 |
3.73 ± 0.26 |
1.11 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
48.1 ± 1.0 |
5.0 ± 0.3 |
12.9 ± 0.7 |
38.2 ± 1.5 |
9.71 ± 0.71 |
1.26 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
43.6 ± 0.9 |
10.6 ± 0.7 |
26.6 ± 1.4 |
37.0 ± 1.6 |
4.15 ± 0.31 |
1.18 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
43.8 ± 0.9 |
10.4 ± 0.7 |
26.1 ± 1.4 |
37.1 ± 1.6 |
4.25 ± 0.32 |
1.19 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
44.4 ± 1.0 |
10.0 ± 0.7 |
25.3 ± 1.3 |
37.2 ± 1.6 |
4.46 ± 0.34 |
1.20 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
44.2 ± 0.8 |
10.2 ± 0.7 |
25.9 ± 1.4 |
37.1 ± 1.6 |
4.33 ± 0.32 |
1.19 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
44.5 ± 0.9 |
10.1 ± 0.7 |
25.5 ± 1.3 |
37.1 ± 1.6 |
4.43 ± 0.33 |
1.20 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
44.5 ± 0.9 |
10.1 ± 0.7 |
25.5 ± 1.3 |
37.1 ± 1.6 |
4.43 ± 0.33 |
1.20 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
44.2 |
9.7 |
24.4 |
37.2 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
| Median |
44.4 |
10.2 |
25.9 |
37.1 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
| Deviation |
2.0 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
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 |
23.4 ± 1.6 |
14.1 ± 0.7 |
32.0 ± 1.6 |
43.3 ± 2.0 |
1.66 ± 0.07 |
0.54 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
27.2 ± 1.4 |
6.4 ± 0.3 |
15.0 ± 0.7 |
45.1 ± 2.0 |
4.29 ± 0.20 |
0.60 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
25.1 ± 1.7 |
13.6 ± 0.6 |
31.0 ± 1.5 |
43.5 ± 2.0 |
1.85 ± 0.08 |
0.58 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
25.2 ± 1.7 |
13.3 ± 0.6 |
30.4 ± 1.5 |
43.5 ± 2.0 |
1.89 ± 0.08 |
0.58 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
25.6 ± 1.7 |
12.8 ± 0.6 |
29.4 ± 1.5 |
43.7 ± 2.0 |
1.99 ± 0.09 |
0.59 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
25.4 ± 1.6 |
13.2 ± 0.6 |
30.1 ± 1.5 |
43.6 ± 2.0 |
1.93 ± 0.08 |
0.58 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
25.5 ± 1.6 |
13.0 ± 0.6 |
29.7 ± 1.5 |
43.6 ± 2.0 |
1.97 ± 0.08 |
0.59 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
25.5 ± 1.6 |
13.0 ± 0.6 |
29.7 ± 1.5 |
43.6 ± 2.0 |
1.97 ± 0.08 |
0.59 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
25.4 |
12.4 |
28.4 |
43.7 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
| Median |
25.5 |
13.2 |
30.1 |
43.6 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
1.0 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
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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