Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20130170023
Observation time: 01/17/2013 17.01648 0023 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2013 |
| Fractional day of year |
17.016476 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
1423.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
195.661 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-28.155 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-15.568 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0192 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0005
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0181 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
9.34, 13.43, 14.43 |
Event added to database
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Tue Oct 8 14:39:59 2013
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Event last processed
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Tue Oct 8 16:33:13 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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45.460 ± 2.729
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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] |
-404.4 ± 0.6 |
-416.3 ± 0.7 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
11.6 ± 0.6 |
12.9 ± 1.5 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-5.2 ± 0.9 |
-0.7 ± 1.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
20.8 ± 0.4 |
23.7 ± 0.3 |
| We [km/s] |
656.6 ± 13.7 |
749.3 ± 9.1 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
22.5 ± 0.7 |
30.9 ± 0.5 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
0.7 ± 0.3 |
1.5 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-3.5 ± 0.1 |
-4.6 ± 0.4 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
4.1 ± 0.1 |
5.5 ± 0.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.679 ± 0.673
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0.676 ± 0.659
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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26.81 ± 0.56
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30.59 ± 0.37
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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25.26 ± 0.88
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28.88 ± 1.22
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.926 ± 0.098 |
-0.056 ± 0.667 |
0.373 ± 0.355 |
21.91 ± 13.82 |
183.46 ± 41.28 |
| VC |
-0.932 ± 0.037 |
0.098 ± 0.110 |
0.350 ± 0.335 |
20.50 ± 5.83 |
174.02 ± 6.76 |
| MX1 |
-0.890 ± 0.054 |
-0.016 ± 0.198 |
0.455 ± 0.421 |
27.06 ± 6.77 |
181.02 ± 12.74 |
| MX2 |
-0.889 ± 0.056 |
-0.013 ± 0.191 |
0.457 ± 0.422 |
27.20 ± 7.00 |
180.81 ± 12.29 |
| MX3 |
-0.887 ± 0.062 |
-0.004 ± 0.172 |
0.463 ± 0.426 |
27.55 ± 7.72 |
180.28 ± 11.10 |
| RH08 |
-0.945 ± 0.009 |
-0.142 ± 0.026 |
0.296 ± 0.287 |
17.22 ± 1.56 |
188.52 ± 1.55 |
| RH09 |
-0.935 ± 0.025 |
-0.225 ± 0.069 |
0.274 ± 0.267 |
15.89 ± 4.01 |
193.54 ± 4.20 |
| RH10 |
-0.935 ± 0.025 |
-0.225 ± 0.069 |
0.274 ± 0.267 |
15.89 ± 4.01 |
193.54 ± 4.20 |
| Average |
-0.917 |
-0.073 |
0.368 |
21.651 |
184.398 |
| Median |
-0.926 |
-0.016 |
0.373 |
21.911 |
183.461 |
| Deviation |
0.024 |
0.115 |
0.083 |
5.102 |
6.907 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
78.4 ± 2.7 |
419.3 ± 1.0 |
1.37 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
85.1 ± 2.5 |
423.4 ± 1.1 |
1.37 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
76.0 ± 2.6 |
404.1 ± 1.0 |
1.37 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
76.0 ± 2.6 |
403.7 ± 1.0 |
1.37 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
76.1 ± 2.5 |
402.6 ± 1.0 |
1.37 ± 0.06 |
| RH08 |
78.7 ± 2.7 |
424.9 ± 1.0 |
1.37 ± 0.06 |
| RH09 |
76.4 ± 2.8 |
418.8 ± 1.0 |
1.37 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
76.4 ± 2.8 |
418.8 ± 5.0 |
1.37 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
77.9 |
414.5 |
1.37 |
| Median |
76.4 |
418.8 |
1.37 |
| Deviation |
3.1 |
9.4 |
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 |
47.4 ± 0.4 |
3.7 ± 0.1 |
5.1 ± 0.2 |
36.7 ± 0.6 |
12.73 ± 0.25 |
1.29 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
47.4 ± 0.4 |
1.6 ± 0.0 |
2.1 ± 0.1 |
36.8 ± 0.6 |
30.37 ± 0.64 |
1.29 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
46.7 ± 0.4 |
4.5 ± 0.1 |
6.1 ± 0.2 |
36.6 ± 0.6 |
10.42 ± 0.19 |
1.28 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
46.6 ± 0.4 |
4.5 ± 0.1 |
6.1 ± 0.2 |
36.6 ± 0.6 |
10.43 ± 0.19 |
1.28 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
46.6 ± 0.4 |
4.5 ± 0.1 |
6.1 ± 0.2 |
36.6 ± 0.6 |
10.45 ± 0.19 |
1.27 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
46.1 ± 0.4 |
3.6 ± 0.1 |
5.0 ± 0.2 |
36.7 ± 0.6 |
12.74 ± 0.27 |
1.26 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
44.8 ± 0.4 |
4.3 ± 0.1 |
5.9 ± 0.2 |
36.6 ± 0.6 |
10.32 ± 0.22 |
1.22 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
44.8 ± 0.4 |
4.3 ± 0.1 |
5.9 ± 0.2 |
36.6 ± 0.6 |
10.32 ± 0.22 |
1.22 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
46.3 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
36.6 |
13.5 |
1.3 |
| Median |
46.6 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
36.6 |
10.5 |
1.3 |
| Deviation |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
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 |
34.7 ± 0.7 |
4.3 ± 0.1 |
5.8 ± 0.2 |
41.9 ± 0.9 |
8.16 ± 0.21 |
0.83 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
34.5 ± 0.9 |
1.8 ± 0.0 |
2.5 ± 0.1 |
42.0 ± 0.9 |
19.37 ± 0.48 |
0.82 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
34.0 ± 0.8 |
5.1 ± 0.1 |
7.0 ± 0.3 |
41.8 ± 0.9 |
6.64 ± 0.16 |
0.81 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
33.9 ± 0.8 |
5.1 ± 0.1 |
7.0 ± 0.3 |
41.8 ± 0.9 |
6.64 ± 0.16 |
0.81 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
33.9 ± 0.8 |
5.1 ± 0.1 |
7.0 ± 0.3 |
41.8 ± 0.9 |
6.65 ± 0.16 |
0.81 ± 0.02 |
| RH8 |
33.7 ± 0.7 |
4.1 ± 0.1 |
5.7 ± 0.2 |
41.9 ± 0.9 |
8.14 ± 0.24 |
0.80 ± 0.02 |
| RH9 |
32.6 ± 0.6 |
5.0 ± 0.1 |
6.8 ± 0.3 |
41.8 ± 0.9 |
6.59 ± 0.21 |
0.78 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
32.6 ± 0.6 |
5.0 ± 0.1 |
6.8 ± 0.3 |
41.8 ± 0.9 |
6.59 ± 0.21 |
0.78 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
33.7 |
4.4 |
6.0 |
41.8 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
| Median |
33.9 |
5.0 |
6.8 |
41.8 |
6.7 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
4.4 |
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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