Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20052250149
Observation time: 08/13/2005 225.07620 0149 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2005 |
| Fractional day of year |
225.076198 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
6583.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
245.099 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-82.333 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
9.890 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0146 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0144 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
9.57, 26.18, 29.60 |
Event added to database
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Mon Sep 23 17:13:08 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:32:23 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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48.759 ± 19.885
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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] |
-364.9 ± 1.5 |
-387.8 ± 2.3 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-11.2 ± 1.3 |
-11.6 ± 0.8 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-25.4 ± 2.2 |
-22.4 ± 2.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
15.4 ± 0.3 |
17.4 ± 0.6 |
| We [km/s] |
486.5 ± 9.6 |
550.3 ± 19.9 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
19.7 ± 0.6 |
25.8 ± 0.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
3.2 ± 0.9 |
2.3 ± 0.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
9.3 ± 0.7 |
14.0 ± 0.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-2.7 ± 0.7 |
-3.1 ± 0.6 |
Plasma Beta
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0.094 ± 0.099
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0.078 ± 0.082
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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19.86 ± 0.39
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22.47 ± 0.81
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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50.38 ± 2.52
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62.41 ± 2.65
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.947 ± 0.100 |
-0.224 ± 0.145 |
0.232 ± 0.227 |
13.39 ± 23.90 |
193.31 ± 8.69 |
| VC |
-0.992 ± 0.013 |
-0.019 ± 0.061 |
0.121 ± 0.121 |
6.98 ± 6.15 |
181.07 ± 3.54 |
| MX1 |
-0.973 ± 0.032 |
-0.158 ± 0.171 |
0.168 ± 0.166 |
9.68 ± 5.67 |
189.20 ± 10.08 |
| MX2 |
-0.977 ± 0.031 |
-0.156 ± 0.169 |
0.146 ± 0.145 |
8.42 ± 5.77 |
189.10 ± 9.91 |
| MX3 |
-0.982 ± 0.029 |
-0.155 ± 0.165 |
0.110 ± 0.110 |
6.34 ± 6.65 |
188.96 ± 9.65 |
| RH08 |
-0.300 ± 0.028 |
-0.137 ± 0.017 |
-0.944 ± 0.407 |
-70.76 ± 1.83 |
204.57 ± 2.25 |
| RH09 |
-0.880 ± 0.033 |
-0.261 ± 0.067 |
-0.397 ± 0.374 |
-23.37 ± 4.03 |
196.55 ± 4.35 |
| RH10 |
-0.912 ± 0.029 |
-0.271 ± 0.068 |
-0.307 ± 0.297 |
-17.89 ± 4.01 |
196.55 ± 4.24 |
| Average |
-0.870 |
-0.173 |
-0.109 |
-8.402 |
192.412 |
| Median |
-0.947 |
-0.156 |
0.121 |
6.977 |
193.314 |
| Deviation |
0.234 |
0.081 |
0.410 |
28.638 |
7.016 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
55.5 ± 6.1 |
439.8 ± 4.8 |
1.29 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
68.6 ± 5.9 |
458.8 ± 4.8 |
1.29 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
60.2 ± 5.9 |
451.6 ± 4.8 |
1.29 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
60.5 ± 5.8 |
453.5 ± 4.7 |
1.29 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
61.2 ± 5.7 |
456.1 ± 4.7 |
1.29 ± 0.04 |
| RH08 |
88.1 ± 3.0 |
152.3 ± 1.8 |
1.29 ± 0.04 |
| RH09 |
65.8 ± 2.5 |
415.6 ± 3.3 |
1.29 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
63.1 ± 3.1 |
430.9 ± 15.6 |
1.29 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
65.4 |
407.3 |
1.29 |
| Median |
63.1 |
451.6 |
1.29 |
| Deviation |
10.0 |
104.1 |
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 |
97.8 ± 1.9 |
10.7 ± 0.2 |
28.6 ± 1.4 |
53.1 ± 2.3 |
9.16 ± 0.17 |
1.85 ± 0.10 |
| VC |
99.5 ± 1.8 |
6.8 ± 0.1 |
18.4 ± 0.9 |
53.7 ± 2.3 |
14.64 ± 0.25 |
1.86 ± 0.10 |
| MX1 |
99.1 ± 1.8 |
9.3 ± 0.2 |
25.1 ± 1.3 |
53.4 ± 2.3 |
10.62 ± 0.19 |
1.86 ± 0.10 |
| MX2 |
99.1 ± 1.8 |
9.2 ± 0.2 |
24.8 ± 1.2 |
53.4 ± 2.3 |
10.74 ± 0.19 |
1.86 ± 0.10 |
| MX3 |
99.0 ± 1.7 |
9.0 ± 0.1 |
24.3 ± 1.2 |
53.4 ± 2.3 |
10.96 ± 0.20 |
1.86 ± 0.10 |
| RH8 |
17.4 ± 1.8 |
0.6 ± 0.0 |
1.7 ± 0.1 |
54.2 ± 2.3 |
27.85 ± 3.23 |
0.32 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
81.5 ± 1.0 |
7.6 ± 0.1 |
20.6 ± 1.0 |
53.6 ± 2.3 |
10.67 ± 0.24 |
1.52 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
87.2 ± 1.1 |
8.5 ± 0.1 |
22.8 ± 1.1 |
53.5 ± 2.3 |
10.31 ± 0.22 |
1.63 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
85.1 |
7.7 |
20.8 |
53.5 |
13.1 |
1.6 |
| Median |
99.0 |
9.0 |
24.3 |
53.5 |
10.7 |
1.9 |
| Deviation |
28.2 |
3.1 |
8.3 |
0.3 |
6.2 |
0.5 |
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 |
75.3 ± 2.4 |
12.2 ± 0.4 |
35.4 ± 1.5 |
65.2 ± 2.6 |
6.19 ± 0.36 |
1.16 ± 0.08 |
| VC |
76.4 ± 2.4 |
7.8 ± 0.3 |
22.8 ± 1.0 |
65.9 ± 2.6 |
9.84 ± 0.58 |
1.16 ± 0.08 |
| MX1 |
76.2 ± 2.4 |
10.7 ± 0.4 |
31.1 ± 1.3 |
65.5 ± 2.6 |
7.16 ± 0.42 |
1.17 ± 0.08 |
| MX2 |
76.2 ± 2.4 |
10.5 ± 0.4 |
30.7 ± 1.3 |
65.5 ± 2.6 |
7.24 ± 0.42 |
1.17 ± 0.08 |
| MX3 |
76.1 ± 2.3 |
10.3 ± 0.4 |
30.1 ± 1.3 |
65.5 ± 2.6 |
7.38 ± 0.42 |
1.16 ± 0.08 |
| RH8 |
13.3 ± 1.6 |
0.7 ± 0.0 |
2.1 ± 0.1 |
66.3 ± 2.6 |
18.56 ± 1.68 |
0.20 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
62.4 ± 1.5 |
8.7 ± 0.3 |
25.5 ± 1.1 |
65.8 ± 2.6 |
7.16 ± 0.31 |
0.95 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
67.1 ± 1.6 |
9.7 ± 0.3 |
28.2 ± 1.2 |
65.6 ± 2.6 |
6.95 ± 0.32 |
1.02 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
65.3 |
8.8 |
25.7 |
65.7 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
| Median |
76.1 |
10.3 |
30.1 |
65.6 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
| Deviation |
21.7 |
3.5 |
10.3 |
0.3 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
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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