Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20062301552
Observation time: 08/18/2006 230.66137 1552 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2006 |
| Fractional day of year |
230.661372 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
57142.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
226.766 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-100.504 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
1.356 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0116 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0195 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.88, 9.19, 10.55 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 15:47:33 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 16:59:38 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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-46.995 ± 19.585
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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] |
-350.0 ± 0.7 |
-396.4 ± 4.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
12.4 ± 1.6 |
-4.2 ± 3.6 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
16.0 ± 0.8 |
22.4 ± 5.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
13.9 ± 0.1 |
19.7 ± 1.2 |
| We [km/s] |
441.0 ± 3.1 |
621.6 ± 38.8 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
6.7 ± 0.3 |
9.8 ± 1.8 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
4.0 ± 0.1 |
3.8 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-3.6 ± 0.7 |
-9.0 ± 0.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
4.2 ± 0.9 |
6.6 ± 0.4 |
Plasma Beta
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0.061 ± 0.067
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0.058 ± 0.053
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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18.00 ± 0.13
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25.38 ± 1.58
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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57.87 ± 8.98
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83.64 ± 10.85
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.867 ± 0.081 |
-0.170 ± 0.066 |
-0.469 ± 0.431 |
-27.98 ± 9.97 |
191.12 ± 4.24 |
| VC |
-0.933 ± 0.034 |
-0.338 ± 0.088 |
0.124 ± 0.123 |
7.10 ± 5.31 |
199.93 ± 5.39 |
| MX1 |
-0.986 ± 0.013 |
-0.043 ± 0.077 |
-0.159 ± 0.158 |
-9.16 ± 4.56 |
182.48 ± 4.50 |
| MX2 |
-0.995 ± 0.009 |
-0.018 ± 0.085 |
-0.102 ± 0.102 |
-5.86 ± 5.14 |
181.06 ± 4.87 |
| MX3 |
-0.999 ± 0.003 |
0.009 ± 0.091 |
-0.033 ± 0.033 |
-1.89 ± 5.90 |
179.51 ± 5.23 |
| RH08 |
-0.098 ± 0.022 |
-0.449 ± 0.005 |
-0.888 ± 0.502 |
-62.66 ± 0.00 |
257.72 ± 2.75 |
| RH09 |
-0.121 ± 0.072 |
-0.443 ± 0.043 |
-0.888 ± 0.502 |
-62.66 ± 2.55 |
254.71 ± 9.24 |
| RH10 |
-0.106 ± 0.074 |
-0.447 ± 0.047 |
-0.888 ± 0.502 |
-62.66 ± 2.88 |
256.71 ± 9.34 |
| Average |
-0.638 |
-0.237 |
-0.413 |
-28.220 |
212.903 |
| Median |
-0.867 |
-0.170 |
-0.159 |
-9.162 |
199.927 |
| Deviation |
0.441 |
0.204 |
0.427 |
30.146 |
36.592 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
45.3 ± 4.1 |
447.5 ± 14.5 |
1.59 ± 0.19 |
| VC |
73.0 ± 5.1 |
497.8 ± 19.6 |
1.59 ± 0.19 |
| MX1 |
49.2 ± 5.1 |
503.5 ± 18.0 |
1.59 ± 0.19 |
| MX2 |
50.4 ± 5.1 |
506.8 ± 18.4 |
1.59 ± 0.19 |
| MX3 |
52.3 ± 5.2 |
509.7 ± 18.8 |
1.59 ± 0.19 |
| RH08 |
68.9 ± 1.4 |
35.2 ± 3.9 |
1.59 ± 0.19 |
| RH09 |
67.9 ± 1.3 |
48.1 ± 3.7 |
1.59 ± 0.19 |
| RH10 |
68.6 ± 1.3 |
39.9 ± 18.3 |
1.59 ± 0.19 |
| Average |
59.4 |
323.6 |
1.59 |
| Median |
67.9 |
497.8 |
1.59 |
| Deviation |
11.1 |
234.8 |
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 |
153.8 ± 0.4 |
12.3 ± 0.1 |
40.7 ± 6.3 |
59.4 ± 8.8 |
12.46 ± 0.10 |
2.63 ± 0.34 |
| VC |
173.4 ± 1.0 |
5.0 ± 0.0 |
17.0 ± 2.6 |
60.4 ± 8.6 |
34.39 ± 0.48 |
2.91 ± 0.37 |
| MX1 |
161.3 ± 0.6 |
11.4 ± 0.1 |
37.8 ± 5.9 |
59.5 ± 8.7 |
14.11 ± 0.13 |
2.75 ± 0.35 |
| MX2 |
160.5 ± 0.6 |
11.1 ± 0.1 |
36.9 ± 5.7 |
59.6 ± 8.7 |
14.43 ± 0.14 |
2.73 ± 0.35 |
| MX3 |
160.3 ± 0.6 |
10.7 ± 0.1 |
35.4 ± 5.5 |
59.7 ± 8.7 |
15.02 ± 0.15 |
2.72 ± 0.35 |
| RH8 |
20.7 ± 0.8 |
6.2 ± 0.1 |
20.8 ± 3.2 |
60.3 ± 8.6 |
3.34 ± 0.13 |
0.35 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
25.4 ± 0.7 |
6.5 ± 0.1 |
21.8 ± 3.4 |
60.3 ± 8.6 |
3.91 ± 0.13 |
0.43 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
22.7 ± 0.7 |
6.3 ± 0.1 |
21.1 ± 3.3 |
60.3 ± 8.6 |
3.61 ± 0.13 |
0.38 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
109.8 |
8.7 |
28.9 |
59.9 |
12.7 |
1.9 |
| Median |
160.3 |
10.7 |
35.4 |
60.3 |
14.1 |
2.7 |
| Deviation |
72.1 |
2.9 |
9.6 |
0.4 |
10.2 |
1.2 |
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 |
113.9 ± 1.1 |
17.4 ± 1.1 |
58.9 ± 7.6 |
85.7 ± 10.6 |
6.56 ± 0.44 |
1.35 ± 0.18 |
| VC |
123.8 ± 3.4 |
7.1 ± 0.4 |
24.5 ± 3.2 |
87.2 ± 10.5 |
17.45 ± 1.50 |
1.44 ± 0.21 |
| MX1 |
116.0 ± 3.2 |
16.1 ± 1.0 |
54.7 ± 7.1 |
85.9 ± 10.6 |
7.22 ± 0.61 |
1.37 ± 0.21 |
| MX2 |
114.8 ± 3.6 |
15.7 ± 1.0 |
53.3 ± 6.9 |
86.0 ± 10.6 |
7.34 ± 0.64 |
1.36 ± 0.21 |
| MX3 |
114.4 ± 4.1 |
15.1 ± 0.9 |
51.2 ± 6.6 |
86.1 ± 10.6 |
7.62 ± 0.70 |
1.35 ± 0.21 |
| RH8 |
14.5 ± 5.8 |
8.8 ± 0.5 |
30.1 ± 3.9 |
87.0 ± 10.5 |
1.63 ± 0.61 |
0.16 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
18.2 ± 5.7 |
9.2 ± 0.6 |
31.5 ± 4.1 |
87.0 ± 10.5 |
1.96 ± 0.56 |
0.21 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
16.1 ± 5.8 |
8.9 ± 0.5 |
30.5 ± 4.0 |
87.0 ± 10.5 |
1.80 ± 0.59 |
0.18 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
78.9 |
12.3 |
41.8 |
86.5 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
| Median |
114.4 |
15.1 |
51.2 |
87.0 |
7.2 |
1.3 |
| Deviation |
52.0 |
4.2 |
13.9 |
0.6 |
5.2 |
0.6 |
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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