Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20050950255
Observation time: 04/05/2005 95.12165 0255 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2005 |
| Fractional day of year |
95.121649 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
10510.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
FR |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
199.770 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-38.974 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-16.560 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0259 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0273 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.00, 8.53, 8.74 |
Event added to database
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Mon Sep 23 16:16:03 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 15:58:02 2013
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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42.435 ± 0.532
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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] |
-570.4 ± 11.6 |
-648.5 ± 12.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
41.8 ± 9.7 |
29.3 ± 39.9 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
26.9 ± 22.4 |
24.7 ± 18.5 |
| Wi [km/s] |
80.8 ± 3.3 |
61.6 ± 3.9 |
| We [km/s] |
2554.0 ± 104.1 |
1949.1 ± 124.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
7.2 ± 0.4 |
3.7 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
5.1 ± 1.4 |
3.2 ± 1.5 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-12.6 ± 0.6 |
-4.0 ± 3.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.3 ± 1.7 |
1.1 ± 1.6 |
Plasma Beta
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0.523 ± 0.517
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0.905 ± 0.763
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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104.27 ± 4.25
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79.57 ± 5.07
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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112.00 ± 3.35
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71.40 ± 12.95
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.983 ± 0.082 |
-0.181 ± 0.447 |
-0.001 ± 0.001 |
-0.07 ± 39.27 |
190.46 ± 26.03 |
| VC |
-0.990 ± 0.061 |
-0.137 ± 0.434 |
-0.031 ± 0.031 |
-1.80 ± 17.54 |
187.85 ± 25.10 |
| MX1 |
-0.946 ± 0.085 |
-0.322 ± 0.248 |
-0.025 ± 0.025 |
-1.43 ± 18.80 |
198.79 ± 15.04 |
| MX2 |
-0.939 ± 0.138 |
-0.238 ± 0.381 |
-0.247 ± 0.242 |
-14.29 ± 23.80 |
194.19 ± 23.19 |
| MX3 |
-0.949 ± 0.083 |
-0.300 ± 0.248 |
-0.099 ± 0.099 |
-5.69 ± 16.17 |
197.58 ± 14.96 |
| RH08 |
-0.988 ± 0.003 |
-0.148 ± 0.019 |
-0.050 ± 0.050 |
-2.88 ± 1.56 |
188.52 ± 1.08 |
| RH09 |
-0.993 ± 0.008 |
-0.096 ± 0.068 |
-0.061 ± 0.061 |
-3.52 ± 4.03 |
185.52 ± 3.95 |
| RH10 |
-0.996 ± 0.006 |
-0.079 ± 0.068 |
-0.050 ± 0.050 |
-2.88 ± 4.06 |
184.51 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.973 |
-0.188 |
-0.071 |
-4.070 |
190.928 |
| Median |
-0.983 |
-0.148 |
-0.050 |
-2.882 |
190.457 |
| Deviation |
0.024 |
0.091 |
0.077 |
4.447 |
5.380 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
78.5 ± 6.0 |
470.4 ± 3.5 |
0.52 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
75.9 ± 5.9 |
473.0 ± 3.3 |
0.52 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
86.8 ± 6.0 |
445.2 ± 3.7 |
0.52 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
82.7 ± 4.9 |
434.6 ± 3.0 |
0.52 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
85.7 ± 5.6 |
441.6 ± 3.4 |
0.52 ± 0.04 |
| RH08 |
76.6 ± 5.8 |
472.0 ± 3.3 |
0.52 ± 0.04 |
| RH09 |
73.7 ± 5.7 |
474.7 ± 3.2 |
0.52 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
72.7 ± 5.8 |
478.3 ± 26.7 |
0.52 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
79.1 |
461.2 |
0.52 |
| Median |
78.5 |
472.0 |
0.52 |
| Deviation |
5.4 |
17.6 |
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 |
-82.9 ± 12.3 |
15.3 ± 0.3 |
22.4 ± 0.7 |
152.3 ± 2.9 |
-5.41 ± 0.83 |
-0.54 ± 0.08 |
| VC |
-85.3 ± 11.7 |
18.7 ± 0.4 |
27.2 ± 0.8 |
151.9 ± 2.9 |
-4.57 ± 0.65 |
-0.56 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
-80.5 ± 12.3 |
4.3 ± 0.1 |
6.3 ± 0.2 |
153.0 ± 2.9 |
-18.71 ± 2.95 |
-0.53 ± 0.08 |
| MX2 |
-84.7 ± 9.4 |
9.7 ± 0.2 |
14.2 ± 0.4 |
152.8 ± 2.9 |
-8.77 ± 1.02 |
-0.55 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
-84.2 ± 11.2 |
5.8 ± 0.1 |
8.5 ± 0.3 |
153.0 ± 2.9 |
-14.63 ± 2.03 |
-0.55 ± 0.08 |
| RH8 |
-83.9 ± 11.4 |
17.8 ± 0.3 |
25.9 ± 0.8 |
152.0 ± 2.9 |
-4.73 ± 0.67 |
-0.55 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
-86.3 ± 11.1 |
21.6 ± 0.4 |
31.5 ± 0.9 |
151.5 ± 2.9 |
-3.99 ± 0.53 |
-0.57 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
-85.0 ± 11.2 |
23.0 ± 0.4 |
33.4 ± 1.0 |
151.3 ± 2.9 |
-3.70 ± 0.51 |
-0.56 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
-84.1 |
14.5 |
21.2 |
152.2 |
-8.1 |
-0.6 |
| Median |
-84.2 |
17.8 |
25.9 |
152.3 |
-4.7 |
-0.6 |
| Deviation |
1.8 |
7.1 |
10.3 |
0.6 |
5.6 |
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 |
-161.9 ± 16.0 |
10.5 ± 1.3 |
14.3 ± 2.6 |
107.0 ± 6.1 |
-15.70 ± 2.88 |
-1.52 ± 0.17 |
| VC |
-164.3 ± 15.3 |
12.8 ± 1.6 |
17.4 ± 3.1 |
106.8 ± 6.1 |
-13.09 ± 2.48 |
-1.54 ± 0.17 |
| MX1 |
-158.5 ± 20.0 |
2.9 ± 0.4 |
4.0 ± 0.7 |
107.5 ± 6.2 |
-54.47 ± 9.14 |
-1.48 ± 0.19 |
| MX2 |
-161.6 ± 20.4 |
6.6 ± 0.8 |
9.0 ± 1.6 |
107.3 ± 6.2 |
-24.75 ± 4.30 |
-1.51 ± 0.19 |
| MX3 |
-162.3 ± 20.4 |
3.9 ± 0.5 |
5.4 ± 1.0 |
107.5 ± 6.2 |
-41.70 ± 7.04 |
-1.51 ± 0.19 |
| RH8 |
-163.0 ± 15.8 |
12.2 ± 1.5 |
16.5 ± 3.0 |
106.9 ± 6.1 |
-13.65 ± 2.56 |
-1.53 ± 0.17 |
| RH9 |
-165.2 ± 14.7 |
14.8 ± 1.8 |
20.1 ± 3.6 |
106.5 ± 6.0 |
-11.37 ± 2.21 |
-1.56 ± 0.18 |
| RH10 |
-163.9 ± 14.3 |
15.7 ± 1.9 |
21.3 ± 3.9 |
106.4 ± 6.0 |
-10.62 ± 2.10 |
-1.55 ± 0.17 |
| Average |
-162.6 |
9.9 |
13.5 |
107.0 |
-23.2 |
-1.5 |
| Median |
-162.3 |
12.2 |
16.5 |
107.0 |
-13.7 |
-1.5 |
| Deviation |
2.1 |
4.9 |
6.6 |
0.4 |
16.3 |
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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