Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20101011220
Observation time: 04/11/2010 101.51453 1220 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2010 |
| Fractional day of year |
101.514531 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
44455.5 ± 10.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
226.472 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
97.891 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
5.825 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0202 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0270 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
13.69, 29.78, 31.53 |
Event added to database
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Wed Sep 25 08:33:52 2013
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Event last processed
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Wed Sep 25 09:42:24 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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39.918 ± 4.702
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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] |
-374.5 ± 4.0 |
-440.8 ± 2.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-2.6 ± 3.6 |
-5.2 ± 2.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
2.8 ± 3.7 |
-26.2 ± 4.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
28.8 ± 1.4 |
37.0 ± 4.5 |
| We [km/s] |
911.0 ± 43.4 |
1169.9 ± 143.4 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
3.2 ± 0.2 |
6.3 ± 0.5 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
0.5 ± 0.3 |
-1.0 ± 0.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-4.3 ± 0.4 |
-9.3 ± 0.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
1.5 ± 0.5 |
1.6 ± 0.5 |
Plasma Beta
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0.269 ± 0.262
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0.204 ± 0.214
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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37.19 ± 1.77
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47.76 ± 5.86
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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55.81 ± 3.49
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82.27 ± 2.20
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.769 ± 0.182 |
0.280 ± 0.137 |
-0.574 ± 0.501 |
-35.02 ± 18.78 |
159.98 ± 9.02 |
| VC |
-0.916 ± 0.027 |
-0.036 ± 0.056 |
-0.399 ± 0.376 |
-23.49 ± 3.86 |
182.26 ± 3.47 |
| MX1 |
-0.850 ± 0.048 |
0.258 ± 0.068 |
-0.459 ± 0.424 |
-27.34 ± 5.69 |
163.12 ± 4.50 |
| MX2 |
-0.862 ± 0.035 |
0.256 ± 0.062 |
-0.437 ± 0.407 |
-25.89 ± 4.14 |
163.44 ± 4.07 |
| MX3 |
-0.873 ± 0.028 |
0.255 ± 0.057 |
-0.415 ± 0.389 |
-24.51 ± 3.30 |
163.73 ± 3.73 |
| RH08 |
-0.871 ± 0.007 |
0.275 ± 0.008 |
-0.408 ± 0.384 |
-24.07 ± 0.98 |
162.45 ± 0.53 |
| RH09 |
-0.878 ± 0.034 |
0.347 ± 0.066 |
-0.330 ± 0.317 |
-19.25 ± 4.00 |
158.44 ± 4.29 |
| RH10 |
-0.885 ± 0.033 |
0.350 ± 0.066 |
-0.307 ± 0.297 |
-17.89 ± 4.00 |
158.44 ± 4.24 |
| Average |
-0.863 |
0.248 |
-0.416 |
-24.682 |
163.982 |
| Median |
-0.871 |
0.275 |
-0.408 |
-24.068 |
163.116 |
| Deviation |
0.043 |
0.121 |
0.082 |
5.249 |
7.699 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
57.1 ± 4.5 |
422.3 ± 1.7 |
1.96 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
78.0 ± 4.2 |
490.0 ± 1.8 |
1.96 ± 0.07 |
| MX1 |
60.4 ± 4.2 |
457.3 ± 1.8 |
1.96 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
60.9 ± 4.1 |
462.6 ± 1.8 |
1.96 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
61.3 ± 4.1 |
467.2 ± 1.8 |
1.96 ± 0.07 |
| RH08 |
60.3 ± 4.1 |
465.2 ± 1.8 |
1.96 ± 0.07 |
| RH09 |
57.5 ± 3.9 |
462.9 ± 1.8 |
1.96 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
57.7 ± 3.8 |
464.9 ± 10.8 |
1.96 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
61.6 |
461.5 |
1.96 |
| Median |
60.4 |
464.9 |
1.96 |
| Deviation |
6.8 |
18.6 |
0.00 |
Upstream 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 |
136.5 ± 4.0 |
17.4 ± 0.8 |
30.3 ± 1.9 |
64.8 ± 3.3 |
7.86 ± 0.52 |
2.11 ± 0.16 |
| VC |
147.8 ± 4.3 |
6.5 ± 0.3 |
11.6 ± 0.7 |
66.8 ± 3.4 |
22.90 ± 1.48 |
2.22 ± 0.16 |
| MX1 |
140.9 ± 4.1 |
15.7 ± 0.7 |
27.6 ± 1.7 |
65.2 ± 3.4 |
8.98 ± 0.59 |
2.17 ± 0.16 |
| MX2 |
141.6 ± 4.1 |
15.5 ± 0.7 |
27.2 ± 1.7 |
65.3 ± 3.4 |
9.17 ± 0.61 |
2.18 ± 0.16 |
| MX3 |
141.9 ± 4.1 |
15.2 ± 0.7 |
26.8 ± 1.7 |
65.3 ± 3.4 |
9.34 ± 0.62 |
2.18 ± 0.16 |
| RH8 |
141.1 ± 4.1 |
15.8 ± 0.7 |
27.7 ± 1.7 |
65.2 ± 3.4 |
8.96 ± 0.59 |
2.17 ± 0.16 |
| RH9 |
135.9 ± 4.1 |
17.2 ± 0.8 |
30.0 ± 1.9 |
64.8 ± 3.3 |
7.92 ± 0.54 |
2.10 ± 0.16 |
| RH10 |
135.2 ± 4.1 |
17.1 ± 0.8 |
29.8 ± 1.9 |
64.9 ± 3.3 |
7.94 ± 0.54 |
2.09 ± 0.16 |
| Average |
140.1 |
15.0 |
26.4 |
65.3 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
| Median |
141.1 |
15.8 |
27.7 |
65.2 |
9.0 |
2.2 |
| Deviation |
4.2 |
3.6 |
6.1 |
0.6 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
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 |
69.5 ± 2.7 |
23.1 ± 2.4 |
44.7 ± 1.2 |
92.4 ± 3.8 |
3.05 ± 0.41 |
0.75 ± 0.05 |
| VC |
75.4 ± 3.0 |
8.6 ± 0.9 |
17.1 ± 0.5 |
94.8 ± 4.2 |
8.84 ± 1.21 |
0.80 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
71.9 ± 2.6 |
20.9 ± 2.2 |
40.7 ± 1.1 |
92.9 ± 3.9 |
3.48 ± 0.48 |
0.78 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
72.4 ± 2.5 |
20.5 ± 2.1 |
40.1 ± 1.1 |
93.0 ± 3.9 |
3.56 ± 0.49 |
0.78 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
72.6 ± 2.5 |
20.2 ± 2.1 |
39.5 ± 1.1 |
93.0 ± 3.9 |
3.63 ± 0.50 |
0.78 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
72.2 ± 2.4 |
20.9 ± 2.2 |
40.8 ± 1.1 |
92.9 ± 3.9 |
3.49 ± 0.49 |
0.78 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
69.0 ± 2.2 |
22.8 ± 2.4 |
44.2 ± 1.2 |
92.4 ± 3.8 |
3.06 ± 0.44 |
0.75 ± 0.05 |
| RH10 |
68.5 ± 2.1 |
22.6 ± 2.4 |
43.9 ± 1.2 |
92.5 ± 3.9 |
3.06 ± 0.44 |
0.74 ± 0.05 |
| Average |
71.4 |
20.0 |
38.9 |
93.0 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
| Median |
72.2 |
20.9 |
40.8 |
92.9 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
2.3 |
4.7 |
9.0 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
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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