Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20052451350
Observation time: 09/02/2005 245.57655 1350 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2005 |
| Fractional day of year |
245.576545 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
49813.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
220.838 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-100.230 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-3.000 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0217 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0227 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.66, 6.52, 6.73 |
Event added to database
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Mon Sep 23 17:24:31 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:41:38 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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37.830 ± 0.488
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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] |
-424.2 ± 4.7 |
-507.3 ± 6.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-16.8 ± 10.6 |
-57.3 ± 12.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-44.1 ± 9.6 |
-51.1 ± 15.6 |
| Wi [km/s] |
43.9 ± 3.3 |
64.7 ± 9.9 |
| We [km/s] |
1389.7 ± 104.1 |
2046.9 ± 313.2 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.9 ± 0.6 |
10.6 ± 1.0 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-4.1 ± 0.3 |
-5.0 ± 1.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
3.2 ± 1.1 |
7.1 ± 2.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
3.1 ± 0.9 |
9.4 ± 1.1 |
Plasma Beta
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0.517 ± 0.522
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0.587 ± 0.527
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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56.73 ± 4.25
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83.56 ± 12.79
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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61.97 ± 4.09
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87.35 ± 6.82
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.959 ± 0.126 |
0.262 ± 0.446 |
-0.108 ± 0.108 |
-6.21 ± 16.84 |
164.72 ± 26.66 |
| VC |
-0.900 ± 0.063 |
-0.428 ± 0.129 |
-0.085 ± 0.085 |
-4.90 ± 10.60 |
205.43 ± 8.20 |
| MX1 |
-0.969 ± 0.052 |
-0.241 ± 0.203 |
0.058 ± 0.058 |
3.34 ± 12.26 |
193.96 ± 11.98 |
| MX2 |
-0.952 ± 0.042 |
-0.295 ± 0.126 |
0.076 ± 0.075 |
4.34 ± 12.59 |
197.22 ± 7.58 |
| MX3 |
-0.941 ± 0.037 |
-0.327 ± 0.092 |
0.087 ± 0.086 |
4.97 ± 12.95 |
199.18 ± 5.62 |
| RH08 |
-0.995 ± 0.002 |
-0.096 ± 0.019 |
-0.006 ± 0.006 |
-0.32 ± 1.02 |
185.52 ± 1.08 |
| RH09 |
-0.998 ± 0.004 |
-0.044 ± 0.068 |
-0.039 ± 0.039 |
-2.24 ± 4.06 |
182.51 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.998 ± 0.004 |
-0.044 ± 0.068 |
-0.039 ± 0.039 |
-2.24 ± 4.06 |
182.51 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.964 |
-0.152 |
-0.007 |
-0.408 |
188.879 |
| Median |
-0.959 |
-0.096 |
-0.006 |
-0.320 |
193.961 |
| Deviation |
0.034 |
0.218 |
0.074 |
4.242 |
12.827 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
44.3 ± 4.8 |
537.1 ± 2.7 |
2.23 ± 0.37 |
| VC |
71.0 ± 5.5 |
561.0 ± 4.3 |
2.23 ± 0.37 |
| MX1 |
57.2 ± 5.2 |
576.1 ± 4.3 |
2.23 ± 0.37 |
| MX2 |
59.2 ± 5.8 |
571.1 ± 4.4 |
2.23 ± 0.37 |
| MX3 |
60.5 ± 6.1 |
567.1 ± 4.5 |
2.23 ± 0.37 |
| RH08 |
53.0 ± 3.6 |
587.0 ± 3.8 |
2.23 ± 0.37 |
| RH09 |
52.1 ± 3.2 |
586.9 ± 3.6 |
2.23 ± 0.37 |
| RH10 |
52.1 ± 3.2 |
586.9 ± 24.7 |
2.23 ± 0.37 |
| Average |
56.2 |
571.7 |
2.23 |
| Median |
57.2 |
576.1 |
2.23 |
| Deviation |
7.9 |
17.1 |
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 |
130.0 ± 6.4 |
32.2 ± 0.9 |
44.3 ± 2.9 |
77.8 ± 1.6 |
4.04 ± 0.29 |
1.67 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
168.4 ± 4.8 |
13.7 ± 0.3 |
20.2 ± 1.3 |
83.1 ± 1.5 |
12.26 ± 0.56 |
2.03 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
163.7 ± 4.8 |
23.5 ± 0.6 |
33.6 ± 2.2 |
80.8 ± 1.5 |
6.98 ± 0.34 |
2.02 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
165.5 ± 5.1 |
22.1 ± 0.5 |
31.7 ± 2.1 |
81.2 ± 1.5 |
7.51 ± 0.37 |
2.04 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
166.3 ± 5.3 |
21.2 ± 0.5 |
30.6 ± 2.0 |
81.5 ± 1.5 |
7.85 ± 0.39 |
2.04 ± 0.08 |
| RH8 |
162.9 ± 4.5 |
26.4 ± 0.7 |
37.3 ± 2.5 |
79.9 ± 1.5 |
6.18 ± 0.31 |
2.04 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
161.0 ± 4.6 |
27.0 ± 0.7 |
38.1 ± 2.5 |
79.7 ± 1.5 |
5.97 ± 0.31 |
2.02 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
161.0 ± 4.6 |
27.0 ± 0.7 |
38.1 ± 2.5 |
79.7 ± 1.5 |
5.97 ± 0.31 |
2.02 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
159.9 |
24.1 |
34.2 |
80.5 |
7.1 |
2.0 |
| Median |
163.7 |
26.4 |
37.3 |
80.8 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
| Deviation |
12.3 |
5.5 |
7.2 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
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 |
60.1 ± 5.8 |
46.0 ± 1.9 |
62.5 ± 4.9 |
112.4 ± 6.9 |
1.31 ± 0.16 |
0.54 ± 0.08 |
| VC |
75.6 ± 8.8 |
19.7 ± 0.9 |
28.5 ± 2.2 |
119.8 ± 7.0 |
3.85 ± 0.50 |
0.63 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
73.8 ± 8.8 |
33.6 ± 1.4 |
47.3 ± 3.7 |
116.7 ± 6.9 |
2.20 ± 0.29 |
0.63 ± 0.09 |
| MX2 |
74.9 ± 9.4 |
31.5 ± 1.4 |
44.7 ± 3.5 |
117.3 ± 6.9 |
2.38 ± 0.32 |
0.64 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
75.4 ± 9.8 |
30.3 ± 1.3 |
43.1 ± 3.4 |
117.6 ± 6.9 |
2.49 ± 0.35 |
0.64 ± 0.09 |
| RH8 |
76.2 ± 7.1 |
37.7 ± 1.6 |
52.6 ± 4.1 |
115.4 ± 6.9 |
2.03 ± 0.23 |
0.66 ± 0.08 |
| RH9 |
76.0 ± 6.6 |
38.6 ± 1.6 |
53.7 ± 4.2 |
115.2 ± 6.9 |
1.97 ± 0.21 |
0.66 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 |
76.0 ± 6.6 |
38.6 ± 1.6 |
53.7 ± 4.2 |
115.2 ± 6.9 |
1.97 ± 0.21 |
0.66 ± 0.08 |
| Average |
73.5 |
34.5 |
48.2 |
116.2 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
| Median |
75.6 |
37.7 |
52.6 |
116.7 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
5.5 |
7.8 |
10.1 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
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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