Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20073231722
Observation time: 11/19/2007 323.72370 1722 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2007 |
| Fractional day of year |
323.723698 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
62527.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
235.451 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
86.651 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
15.500 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0282 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0186 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.76, 6.52, 6.69 |
Event added to database
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Tue Sep 24 09:13:39 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Sep 24 11:30:20 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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53.395 ± 2.120
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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] |
-378.2 ± 0.7 |
-412.7 ± 1.8 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-7.4 ± 1.9 |
-3.0 ± 4.0 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
3.9 ± 1.2 |
21.3 ± 2.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
26.7 ± 2.2 |
36.9 ± 1.6 |
| We [km/s] |
844.2 ± 69.9 |
1168.5 ± 50.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
4.8 ± 0.2 |
9.4 ± 0.5 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
3.4 ± 0.2 |
4.4 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-0.1 ± 0.1 |
-0.3 ± 0.9 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
1.3 ± 0.3 |
4.7 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.542 ± 0.575
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0.650 ± 0.694
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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34.47 ± 2.85
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47.70 ± 2.07
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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36.41 ± 3.07
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46.29 ± 3.23
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.967 ± 0.028 |
0.029 ± 0.155 |
0.254 ± 0.248 |
14.70 ± 6.26 |
178.27 ± 9.17 |
| VC |
-0.889 ± 0.021 |
0.114 ± 0.104 |
0.444 ± 0.412 |
26.34 ± 2.11 |
172.70 ± 6.71 |
| MX1 |
-0.956 ± 0.024 |
0.102 ± 0.084 |
0.277 ± 0.269 |
16.05 ± 4.64 |
173.90 ± 5.02 |
| MX2 |
-0.953 ± 0.023 |
0.113 ± 0.074 |
0.281 ± 0.274 |
16.34 ± 4.37 |
173.22 ± 4.47 |
| MX3 |
-0.951 ± 0.023 |
0.121 ± 0.071 |
0.285 ± 0.277 |
16.54 ± 4.21 |
172.77 ± 4.30 |
| RH08 |
-0.985 ± 0.003 |
0.060 ± 0.018 |
0.162 ± 0.161 |
9.32 ± 0.82 |
176.49 ± 1.04 |
| RH09 |
-0.988 ± 0.011 |
0.061 ± 0.070 |
0.140 ± 0.139 |
8.03 ± 3.97 |
176.49 ± 4.08 |
| RH10 |
-0.988 ± 0.011 |
0.061 ± 0.070 |
0.140 ± 0.139 |
8.03 ± 4.02 |
176.49 ± 4.07 |
| Average |
-0.960 |
0.083 |
0.248 |
14.418 |
175.042 |
| Median |
-0.956 |
0.102 |
0.277 |
16.055 |
176.490 |
| Deviation |
0.033 |
0.034 |
0.102 |
6.102 |
2.136 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
36.0 ± 3.0 |
443.2 ± 0.9 |
1.96 ± 0.13 |
| VC |
47.9 ± 3.0 |
416.3 ± 1.0 |
1.96 ± 0.13 |
| MX1 |
37.5 ± 3.0 |
439.2 ± 0.9 |
1.96 ± 0.13 |
| MX2 |
37.9 ± 3.0 |
438.3 ± 0.9 |
1.96 ± 0.13 |
| MX3 |
38.2 ± 3.0 |
437.6 ± 0.9 |
1.96 ± 0.13 |
| RH08 |
30.6 ± 3.0 |
447.4 ± 0.9 |
1.96 ± 0.13 |
| RH09 |
29.4 ± 3.0 |
448.1 ± 0.9 |
1.96 ± 0.13 |
| RH10 |
29.4 ± 3.0 |
448.1 ± 6.2 |
1.96 ± 0.13 |
| Average |
35.9 |
439.8 |
1.96 |
| Median |
37.5 |
443.2 |
1.96 |
| Deviation |
6.2 |
10.5 |
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 |
76.8 ± 0.8 |
22.7 ± 1.7 |
29.5 ± 2.5 |
44.8 ± 3.4 |
3.40 ± 0.23 |
1.72 ± 0.11 |
| VC |
79.2 ± 1.0 |
18.0 ± 1.3 |
24.4 ± 2.1 |
46.8 ± 3.5 |
4.43 ± 0.30 |
1.70 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
77.5 ± 0.9 |
22.1 ± 1.6 |
28.9 ± 2.4 |
45.1 ± 3.4 |
3.53 ± 0.24 |
1.73 ± 0.11 |
| MX2 |
77.7 ± 0.9 |
21.9 ± 1.6 |
28.7 ± 2.4 |
45.1 ± 3.4 |
3.56 ± 0.24 |
1.73 ± 0.11 |
| MX3 |
77.7 ± 0.9 |
21.8 ± 1.6 |
28.6 ± 2.4 |
45.2 ± 3.4 |
3.58 ± 0.24 |
1.73 ± 0.11 |
| RH8 |
74.7 ± 0.8 |
24.7 ± 1.8 |
31.3 ± 2.6 |
43.7 ± 3.3 |
3.04 ± 0.20 |
1.72 ± 0.11 |
| RH9 |
74.2 ± 0.8 |
25.2 ± 1.9 |
31.7 ± 2.7 |
43.4 ± 3.3 |
2.96 ± 0.20 |
1.72 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
74.2 ± 0.8 |
25.2 ± 1.9 |
31.7 ± 2.7 |
43.4 ± 3.3 |
2.96 ± 0.20 |
1.72 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
76.5 |
22.7 |
29.4 |
44.7 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
| Median |
77.5 |
22.7 |
29.5 |
45.1 |
3.5 |
1.7 |
| Deviation |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
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 |
38.9 ± 2.2 |
30.0 ± 1.0 |
37.5 ± 2.6 |
59.4 ± 1.6 |
1.29 ± 0.06 |
0.65 ± 0.03 |
| VC |
40.3 ± 2.3 |
23.8 ± 0.8 |
31.1 ± 2.2 |
62.1 ± 1.7 |
1.69 ± 0.08 |
0.65 ± 0.03 |
| MX1 |
39.3 ± 2.1 |
29.2 ± 0.9 |
36.7 ± 2.6 |
59.8 ± 1.6 |
1.34 ± 0.06 |
0.66 ± 0.03 |
| MX2 |
39.4 ± 2.1 |
29.0 ± 0.9 |
36.5 ± 2.6 |
59.9 ± 1.6 |
1.36 ± 0.06 |
0.66 ± 0.03 |
| MX3 |
39.4 ± 2.1 |
28.9 ± 0.9 |
36.4 ± 2.5 |
59.9 ± 1.6 |
1.36 ± 0.06 |
0.66 ± 0.03 |
| RH8 |
37.7 ± 2.0 |
32.7 ± 1.1 |
39.8 ± 2.8 |
57.9 ± 1.6 |
1.15 ± 0.05 |
0.65 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
37.4 ± 1.9 |
33.4 ± 1.1 |
40.3 ± 2.8 |
57.6 ± 1.5 |
1.12 ± 0.05 |
0.65 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
37.4 ± 1.9 |
33.4 ± 1.1 |
40.3 ± 2.8 |
57.6 ± 1.5 |
1.12 ± 0.05 |
0.65 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
38.7 |
30.1 |
37.3 |
59.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
| Median |
39.3 |
30.0 |
37.5 |
59.8 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
| Deviation |
1.1 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
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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