Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19960622031
Observation time: 03/02/1996 62.85543 2031 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
1996 |
| Fractional day of year |
62.855434 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
73909.5 ± 3.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
160.337 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
12.993 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
8.220 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0215 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0161 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
115.14, 129.47, 134.83 |
Event added to database
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Wed Oct 19 16:07:42 2005
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Event last processed
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Tue Mar 31 00:24:10 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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52.454 ± 0.442
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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] |
-304.2 ± 0.1 |
-309.3 ± 0.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-3.3 ± 0.4 |
-2.8 ± 0.5 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-6.6 ± 0.3 |
5.2 ± 0.3 |
| Wi [km/s] |
16.8 ± 0.2 |
19.3 ± 0.3 |
| We [km/s] |
531.0 ± 5.2 |
611.0 ± 9.4 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
13.3 ± 0.1 |
18.6 ± 0.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
2.2 ± 0.1 |
3.0 ± 0.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-1.7 ± 0.0 |
-2.4 ± 0.1 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.6 ± 0.1 |
-0.7 ± 0.1 |
Plasma Beta
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0.931 ± 0.949
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0.957 ± 0.985
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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21.68 ± 0.21
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24.94 ± 0.38
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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17.41 ± 0.33
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19.79 ± 0.53
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.727 ± 0.723 |
-0.644 ± 0.806 |
0.239 ± 0.234 |
13.81 ± 60.01 |
221.53 ± 62.18 |
| VC |
-0.396 ± 0.048 |
0.037 ± 0.043 |
0.918 ± 0.462 |
66.57 ± 3.02 |
174.62 ± 6.16 |
| MX1 |
-0.124 ± 0.079 |
-0.234 ± 0.059 |
0.964 ± 0.345 |
74.64 ± 2.91 |
242.13 ± 18.48 |
| MX2 |
-0.120 ± 0.078 |
-0.229 ± 0.058 |
0.966 ± 0.338 |
75.02 ± 2.83 |
242.43 ± 18.71 |
| MX3 |
-0.108 ± 0.080 |
-0.218 ± 0.068 |
0.970 ± 0.322 |
75.93 ± 3.72 |
243.60 ± 19.85 |
| RH08 |
-0.990 ± 0.001 |
-0.131 ± 0.009 |
0.050 ± 0.050 |
2.88 ± 0.71 |
187.52 ± 0.54 |
| RH09 |
-0.974 ± 0.015 |
-0.094 ± 0.064 |
0.207 ± 0.204 |
11.93 ± 3.83 |
185.52 ± 3.76 |
| RH10 |
-0.974 ± 0.016 |
-0.094 ± 0.068 |
0.207 ± 0.204 |
11.93 ± 3.99 |
185.52 ± 4.00 |
| Average |
-0.552 |
-0.201 |
0.565 |
41.589 |
210.358 |
| Median |
-0.396 |
-0.131 |
0.918 |
66.568 |
221.528 |
| Deviation |
0.409 |
0.201 |
0.420 |
33.896 |
30.002 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
77.1 ± 1.9 |
243.3 ± 1.6 |
1.40 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
58.4 ± 1.4 |
160.3 ± 2.9 |
1.40 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
80.7 ± 1.5 |
74.1 ± 2.8 |
1.40 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
80.7 ± 1.4 |
72.9 ± 2.8 |
1.40 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
80.7 ± 1.4 |
69.3 ± 2.8 |
1.40 ± 0.02 |
| RH08 |
46.1 ± 1.6 |
319.8 ± 2.2 |
1.40 ± 0.02 |
| RH09 |
42.5 ± 1.8 |
320.5 ± 2.3 |
1.40 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
42.5 ± 1.8 |
320.5 ± 2.3 |
1.40 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
63.6 |
197.6 |
1.40 |
| Median |
77.1 |
243.3 |
1.40 |
| Deviation |
18.1 |
117.0 |
0.00 |
Upstream 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 |
21.6 ± 0.4 |
3.1 ± 0.0 |
3.9 ± 0.1 |
27.6 ± 0.2 |
7.07 ± 0.08 |
0.78 ± 0.01 |
| VC |
46.0 ± 0.3 |
7.4 ± 0.1 |
9.1 ± 0.2 |
26.8 ± 0.2 |
6.24 ± 0.05 |
1.72 ± 0.01 |
| MX1 |
42.1 ± 0.4 |
2.2 ± 0.0 |
2.8 ± 0.1 |
27.7 ± 0.2 |
19.09 ± 0.15 |
1.52 ± 0.01 |
| MX2 |
42.1 ± 0.4 |
2.2 ± 0.0 |
2.8 ± 0.1 |
27.7 ± 0.2 |
19.08 ± 0.15 |
1.52 ± 0.01 |
| MX3 |
42.1 ± 0.4 |
2.2 ± 0.0 |
2.8 ± 0.1 |
27.7 ± 0.2 |
19.23 ± 0.15 |
1.52 ± 0.01 |
| RH8 |
18.5 ± 0.2 |
10.1 ± 0.1 |
12.1 ± 0.2 |
25.9 ± 0.2 |
1.83 ± 0.01 |
0.72 ± 0.00 |
| RH9 |
25.3 ± 0.2 |
10.9 ± 0.1 |
12.8 ± 0.2 |
25.6 ± 0.2 |
2.33 ± 0.02 |
0.99 ± 0.00 |
| RH10 |
25.3 ± 0.2 |
10.9 ± 0.1 |
12.8 ± 0.2 |
25.6 ± 0.2 |
2.33 ± 0.02 |
0.99 ± 0.00 |
| Average |
32.9 |
6.1 |
7.4 |
26.8 |
9.6 |
1.2 |
| Median |
42.1 |
7.4 |
9.1 |
27.6 |
7.1 |
1.5 |
| Deviation |
11.2 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
8.1 |
0.4 |
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 |
15.4 ± 0.4 |
3.5 ± 0.0 |
4.4 ± 0.1 |
31.7 ± 0.1 |
4.43 ± 0.11 |
0.49 ± 0.01 |
| VC |
33.2 ± 0.4 |
8.4 ± 0.1 |
10.4 ± 0.3 |
30.7 ± 0.1 |
3.94 ± 0.07 |
1.08 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
30.2 ± 0.2 |
2.5 ± 0.0 |
3.2 ± 0.1 |
31.7 ± 0.1 |
12.00 ± 0.22 |
0.95 ± 0.01 |
| MX2 |
30.2 ± 0.2 |
2.5 ± 0.0 |
3.2 ± 0.1 |
31.7 ± 0.1 |
12.00 ± 0.22 |
0.95 ± 0.01 |
| MX3 |
30.3 ± 0.2 |
2.5 ± 0.0 |
3.2 ± 0.1 |
31.7 ± 0.1 |
12.10 ± 0.22 |
0.95 ± 0.01 |
| RH8 |
13.0 ± 0.7 |
11.5 ± 0.1 |
13.7 ± 0.4 |
29.7 ± 0.1 |
1.13 ± 0.06 |
0.44 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
18.0 ± 0.7 |
12.4 ± 0.2 |
14.6 ± 0.4 |
29.3 ± 0.1 |
1.45 ± 0.05 |
0.61 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
18.0 ± 0.7 |
12.4 ± 0.2 |
14.6 ± 0.4 |
29.3 ± 0.1 |
1.45 ± 0.05 |
0.61 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
23.5 |
7.0 |
8.4 |
30.7 |
6.1 |
0.8 |
| Median |
30.2 |
8.4 |
10.4 |
31.7 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
| Deviation |
8.2 |
4.7 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
0.2 |
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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