Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20060220925
Observation time: 01/22/2006 22.39248 0925 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
22.392483 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
33910.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
251.450 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-47.072 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
17.410 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0217 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0003
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0111 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
3.34, 3.88, 4.40 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 10:34:37 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:44:21 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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76.335 ± 16.710
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Asymptotic
plasma
parameters (About, Top)
|
Parameter
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Upstream
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Downstream
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| Vx GSE [km/s] |
-368.5 ± 1.3 |
-380.5 ± 2.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
0.9 ± 2.3 |
-0.6 ± 4.9 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-3.1 ± 0.8 |
-17.7 ± 4.2 |
| Wi [km/s] |
26.8 ± 0.2 |
27.8 ± 0.7 |
| We [km/s] |
849.0 ± 5.9 |
878.8 ± 22.9 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
7.4 ± 0.1 |
8.6 ± 0.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-1.8 ± 0.3 |
1.4 ± 0.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
2.3 ± 0.4 |
3.2 ± 0.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-3.8 ± 0.2 |
0.1 ± 0.9 |
Plasma Beta
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0.486 ± 0.480
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1.129 ± 1.099
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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34.66 ± 0.24
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35.88 ± 0.94
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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38.55 ± 0.67
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26.27 ± 1.64
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.469 ± 0.845 |
-0.855 ± 0.466 |
0.220 ± 0.217 |
12.74 ± 16.63 |
241.28 ± 56.56 |
| VC |
-0.661 ± 0.100 |
-0.077 ± 0.228 |
-0.746 ± 0.561 |
-48.26 ± 7.42 |
186.63 ± 19.75 |
| MX1 |
-0.770 ± 0.791 |
-0.620 ± 0.981 |
0.154 ± 0.153 |
8.85 ± 19.66 |
218.85 ± 72.99 |
| MX2 |
-0.461 ± 0.861 |
-0.862 ± 0.463 |
0.213 ± 0.210 |
12.30 ± 17.15 |
241.87 ± 57.21 |
| MX3 |
-0.965 ± 0.121 |
-0.074 ± 1.192 |
0.251 ± 0.246 |
14.56 ± 18.11 |
184.40 ± 70.77 |
| RH08 |
-0.764 ± 0.029 |
0.333 ± 0.058 |
0.553 ± 0.488 |
33.58 ± 1.49 |
156.43 ± 4.37 |
| RH09 |
-0.764 ± 0.033 |
0.333 ± 0.067 |
0.553 ± 0.488 |
33.58 ± 1.82 |
156.43 ± 5.03 |
| RH10 |
-0.764 ± 0.034 |
0.333 ± 0.068 |
0.553 ± 0.488 |
33.58 ± 2.02 |
156.43 ± 5.08 |
| Average |
-0.702 |
-0.186 |
0.219 |
12.616 |
192.792 |
| Median |
-0.764 |
-0.074 |
0.251 |
14.563 |
186.631 |
| Deviation |
0.169 |
0.524 |
0.426 |
26.840 |
36.865 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
65.2 ± 5.3 |
195.0 ± 6.8 |
1.16 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
37.3 ± 5.3 |
367.1 ± 16.3 |
1.16 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
81.9 ± 4.8 |
341.0 ± 4.1 |
1.16 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
65.2 ± 5.3 |
192.1 ± 6.8 |
1.16 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
83.2 ± 3.5 |
408.8 ± 4.8 |
1.16 ± 0.04 |
| RH08 |
89.8 ± 3.0 |
285.0 ± 2.0 |
1.16 ± 0.04 |
| RH09 |
89.8 ± 3.0 |
285.0 ± 2.0 |
1.16 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
89.8 ± 3.0 |
285.0 ± 8.2 |
1.16 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
75.3 |
294.9 |
1.16 |
| Median |
83.2 |
285.0 |
1.16 |
| Deviation |
18.4 |
76.7 |
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 |
23.7 ± 2.4 |
11.0 ± 0.1 |
16.1 ± 0.3 |
50.7 ± 0.4 |
2.14 ± 0.21 |
0.47 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
121.2 ± 1.3 |
22.8 ± 0.1 |
30.7 ± 0.5 |
46.5 ± 0.4 |
5.31 ± 0.06 |
2.60 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
58.4 ± 2.2 |
3.7 ± 0.0 |
5.4 ± 0.1 |
51.7 ± 0.4 |
16.01 ± 0.58 |
1.13 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
23.8 ± 2.4 |
11.0 ± 0.1 |
16.1 ± 0.3 |
50.7 ± 0.4 |
2.15 ± 0.21 |
0.47 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
54.0 ± 1.3 |
3.0 ± 0.0 |
4.5 ± 0.1 |
51.8 ± 0.4 |
17.73 ± 0.37 |
1.04 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
5.0 ± 1.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
51.8 ± 0.4 |
51.69 ± 9.67 |
0.10 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
5.0 ± 1.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
51.8 ± 0.4 |
51.69 ± 9.67 |
0.10 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
5.0 ± 1.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
51.8 ± 0.4 |
51.69 ± 9.67 |
0.10 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
37.0 |
6.5 |
9.2 |
50.9 |
24.8 |
0.8 |
| Median |
23.8 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
51.8 |
17.7 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
40.1 |
8.0 |
10.9 |
1.8 |
23.0 |
0.9 |
Downstream wave speeds
and
mach numbers (About, Top)
|
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 |
20.0 ± 4.7 |
9.1 ± 0.4 |
11.0 ± 0.7 |
43.6 ± 1.1 |
2.22 ± 0.59 |
0.46 ± 0.12 |
| VC |
102.2 ± 3.9 |
18.5 ± 0.8 |
20.9 ± 1.3 |
40.4 ± 0.9 |
5.52 ± 0.26 |
2.53 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
50.5 ± 3.2 |
3.0 ± 0.1 |
3.7 ± 0.2 |
44.4 ± 1.1 |
16.89 ± 1.70 |
1.14 ± 0.10 |
| MX2 |
20.1 ± 4.7 |
9.1 ± 0.4 |
11.0 ± 0.7 |
43.6 ± 1.1 |
2.23 ± 0.59 |
0.46 ± 0.12 |
| MX3 |
46.0 ± 1.6 |
2.5 ± 0.1 |
3.1 ± 0.2 |
44.4 ± 1.1 |
18.40 ± 1.27 |
1.04 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
4.4 ± 0.8 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
44.5 ± 1.1 |
55.40 ± 11.50 |
0.10 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
4.4 ± 0.8 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
44.5 ± 1.1 |
55.40 ± 11.50 |
0.10 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
4.4 ± 0.8 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
0.1 ± 0.0 |
44.5 ± 1.1 |
55.40 ± 11.50 |
0.10 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
31.5 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
43.7 |
26.4 |
0.7 |
| Median |
20.1 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
44.4 |
18.4 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
33.9 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
1.4 |
24.7 |
0.8 |
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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