Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20052521333
Observation time: 09/09/2005 252.56460 1333 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2005 |
| Fractional day of year |
252.564601 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
48781.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
213.102 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-94.032 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-7.478 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0180 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0235 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
14.62, 19.35, 20.25 |
Event added to database
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Mon Sep 23 17:25:39 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:43:52 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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27.210 ± 0.721
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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] |
-338.5 ± 2.1 |
-479.5 ± 10.6 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-15.2 ± 1.6 |
-91.8 ± 9.5 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-10.7 ± 1.9 |
25.7 ± 8.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
28.2 ± 0.8 |
65.5 ± 8.2 |
| We [km/s] |
890.8 ± 25.7 |
2070.1 ± 258.2 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
13.7 ± 1.3 |
30.1 ± 4.7 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-2.2 ± 1.0 |
-6.7 ± 3.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
4.6 ± 0.6 |
9.5 ± 1.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-2.0 ± 0.4 |
0.2 ± 4.9 |
Plasma Beta
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0.794 ± 0.806
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1.751 ± 1.557
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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36.37 ± 1.05
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84.51 ± 10.54
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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32.09 ± 4.18
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50.89 ± 4.85
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.708 ± 0.727 |
-0.678 ± 0.759 |
0.195 ± 0.193 |
11.27 ± 39.51 |
223.75 ± 60.90 |
| VC |
-0.857 ± 0.022 |
-0.465 ± 0.037 |
0.221 ± 0.218 |
12.78 ± 2.66 |
208.49 ± 2.43 |
| MX1 |
-0.680 ± 0.291 |
-0.675 ± 0.294 |
0.287 ± 0.279 |
16.69 ± 8.08 |
224.79 ± 24.63 |
| MX2 |
-0.701 ± 0.195 |
-0.666 ± 0.205 |
0.257 ± 0.251 |
14.87 ± 2.85 |
223.54 ± 16.76 |
| MX3 |
-0.711 ± 0.175 |
-0.665 ± 0.187 |
0.228 ± 0.224 |
13.19 ± 6.48 |
223.09 ± 14.98 |
| RH08 |
-0.919 ± 0.004 |
-0.363 ± 0.009 |
0.151 ± 0.150 |
8.68 ± 0.54 |
201.56 ± 0.55 |
| RH09 |
-0.304 ± 0.067 |
0.126 ± 0.070 |
-0.944 ± 0.407 |
-70.76 ± 4.01 |
157.44 ± 12.32 |
| RH10 |
-0.327 ± 0.066 |
0.150 ± 0.070 |
-0.933 ± 0.433 |
-68.90 ± 3.98 |
155.43 ± 11.23 |
| Average |
-0.651 |
-0.405 |
-0.067 |
-7.773 |
202.261 |
| Median |
-0.701 |
-0.465 |
0.221 |
12.779 |
223.093 |
| Deviation |
0.223 |
0.354 |
0.539 |
38.378 |
29.514 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
68.4 ± 8.6 |
544.0 ± 8.5 |
2.26 ± 0.42 |
| VC |
81.9 ± 8.6 |
603.3 ± 9.1 |
2.26 ± 0.42 |
| MX1 |
65.8 ± 8.6 |
532.8 ± 8.5 |
2.26 ± 0.42 |
| MX2 |
67.4 ± 8.6 |
541.8 ± 8.6 |
2.26 ± 0.42 |
| MX3 |
68.4 ± 8.6 |
545.9 ± 8.6 |
2.26 ± 0.42 |
| RH08 |
89.8 ± 8.6 |
620.3 ± 9.0 |
2.26 ± 0.42 |
| RH09 |
55.5 ± 2.0 |
104.2 ± 1.5 |
2.26 ± 0.42 |
| RH10 |
53.8 ± 2.1 |
115.9 ± 9.2 |
2.26 ± 0.42 |
| Average |
68.9 |
451.0 |
2.26 |
| Median |
68.4 |
544.0 |
2.26 |
| Deviation |
12.1 |
212.8 |
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 |
295.9 ± 2.5 |
9.0 ± 0.7 |
11.8 ± 1.5 |
47.7 ± 3.3 |
33.07 ± 2.42 |
6.23 ± 0.42 |
| VC |
308.4 ± 2.5 |
3.4 ± 0.3 |
4.5 ± 0.6 |
48.4 ± 3.4 |
91.98 ± 6.70 |
6.39 ± 0.43 |
| MX1 |
295.5 ± 2.6 |
10.1 ± 0.8 |
13.2 ± 1.7 |
47.5 ± 3.3 |
29.51 ± 2.18 |
6.24 ± 0.43 |
| MX2 |
297.2 ± 2.6 |
9.4 ± 0.7 |
12.3 ± 1.6 |
47.7 ± 3.3 |
31.86 ± 2.34 |
6.26 ± 0.43 |
| MX3 |
297.5 ± 2.6 |
9.0 ± 0.7 |
11.8 ± 1.5 |
47.7 ± 3.3 |
33.25 ± 2.44 |
6.26 ± 0.43 |
| RH8 |
305.2 ± 2.5 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
48.6 ± 3.4 |
3095.36 ± 223.78 |
6.31 ± 0.43 |
| RH9 |
-7.0 ± 1.9 |
14.2 ± 1.1 |
18.2 ± 2.4 |
46.4 ± 3.2 |
-0.50 ± 0.16 |
-0.15 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
-2.7 ± 1.9 |
14.9 ± 1.1 |
19.0 ± 2.5 |
46.2 ± 3.2 |
-0.19 ± 0.13 |
-0.06 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
223.8 |
8.7 |
11.4 |
47.5 |
414.3 |
4.7 |
| Median |
297.2 |
9.4 |
12.3 |
47.7 |
33.1 |
6.3 |
| Deviation |
141.2 |
5.0 |
6.3 |
0.8 |
1083.7 |
3.0 |
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 |
137.0 ± 12.3 |
16.1 ± 1.0 |
18.8 ± 1.8 |
97.6 ± 8.3 |
8.54 ± 1.22 |
1.42 ± 0.20 |
| VC |
143.9 ± 12.5 |
6.1 ± 0.4 |
7.1 ± 0.7 |
98.8 ± 8.2 |
23.86 ± 3.33 |
1.47 ± 0.20 |
| MX1 |
137.5 ± 12.3 |
18.1 ± 1.1 |
20.9 ± 2.0 |
97.3 ± 8.3 |
7.67 ± 1.09 |
1.43 ± 0.20 |
| MX2 |
138.1 ± 12.3 |
16.8 ± 1.0 |
19.5 ± 1.9 |
97.5 ± 8.3 |
8.26 ± 1.17 |
1.43 ± 0.20 |
| MX3 |
138.0 ± 12.4 |
16.1 ± 1.0 |
18.8 ± 1.8 |
97.6 ± 8.3 |
8.60 ± 1.22 |
1.43 ± 0.20 |
| RH8 |
142.3 ± 12.3 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
0.2 ± 0.0 |
98.9 ± 8.2 |
801.85 ± 111.87 |
1.45 ± 0.20 |
| RH9 |
-5.8 ± 5.9 |
25.3 ± 1.6 |
28.8 ± 2.7 |
95.6 ± 8.4 |
-0.23 ± 0.24 |
-0.06 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
-3.3 ± 5.6 |
26.5 ± 1.7 |
30.1 ± 2.9 |
95.3 ± 8.4 |
-0.12 ± 0.21 |
-0.03 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
103.4 |
15.7 |
18.0 |
97.3 |
107.3 |
1.1 |
| Median |
138.0 |
16.8 |
19.5 |
97.6 |
8.5 |
1.4 |
| Deviation |
66.7 |
8.9 |
10.1 |
1.3 |
280.7 |
0.7 |
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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