Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20132750115
Observation time: 10/02/2013 275.05266 0115 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2013 |
| Fractional day of year |
275.052656 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
4549.5 ± 70.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
252.926 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
58.424 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
15.155 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0279 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0216 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.95, 9.30, 9.97 |
Event added to database
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Tue Jun 10 23:28:22 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Jun 11 02:21:40 2014
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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39.417 ± 0.740
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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] |
-374.0 ± 4.4 |
-564.9 ± 9.1 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
22.5 ± 5.4 |
35.2 ± 9.8 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-8.8 ± 8.4 |
13.0 ± 13.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
46.2 ± 2.6 |
130.2 ± 20.2 |
| We [km/s] |
1461.7 ± 83.3 |
4118.6 ± 638.8 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
6.5 ± 0.3 |
20.0 ± 1.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
4.5 ± 0.5 |
0.5 ± 2.8 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-3.2 ± 0.8 |
-8.9 ± 2.0 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.7 ± 0.6 |
-2.7 ± 2.1 |
Plasma Beta
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0.921 ± 0.928
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8.085 ± 6.548
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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59.67 ± 3.40
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168.14 ± 26.08
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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48.34 ± 2.74
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48.52 ± 9.07
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.829 ± 0.175 |
0.539 ± 0.267 |
0.146 ± 0.145 |
8.41 ± 9.52 |
146.96 ± 18.45 |
| VC |
-0.991 ± 0.010 |
0.067 ± 0.057 |
0.113 ± 0.112 |
6.48 ± 4.46 |
176.11 ± 3.30 |
| MX1 |
-0.833 ± 0.200 |
0.539 ± 0.309 |
0.125 ± 0.125 |
7.20 ± 6.60 |
147.09 ± 21.23 |
| MX2 |
-0.841 ± 0.159 |
0.480 ± 0.275 |
0.249 ± 0.244 |
14.41 ± 7.21 |
150.32 ± 18.67 |
| MX3 |
-0.841 ± 0.144 |
0.450 ± 0.256 |
0.299 ± 0.290 |
17.41 ± 10.41 |
151.85 ± 17.33 |
| RH08 |
-0.988 ± 0.002 |
0.113 ± 0.009 |
0.106 ± 0.106 |
6.09 ± 0.58 |
173.48 ± 0.55 |
| RH09 |
-0.988 ± 0.009 |
0.113 ± 0.057 |
0.106 ± 0.106 |
6.09 ± 3.54 |
173.48 ± 3.30 |
| RH10 |
-0.988 ± 0.010 |
0.113 ± 0.065 |
0.106 ± 0.106 |
6.09 ± 3.97 |
173.48 ± 3.77 |
| Average |
-0.913 |
0.302 |
0.156 |
9.024 |
161.597 |
| Median |
-0.841 |
0.450 |
0.125 |
7.204 |
173.482 |
| Deviation |
0.082 |
0.217 |
0.075 |
4.394 |
13.530 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
9.3 ± 3.7 |
571.1 ± 1.1 |
3.13 ± 0.30 |
| VC |
31.2 ± 8.2 |
654.6 ± 1.6 |
3.13 ± 0.30 |
| MX1 |
9.3 ± 3.7 |
573.4 ± 1.1 |
3.13 ± 0.30 |
| MX2 |
12.7 ± 3.5 |
578.4 ± 1.2 |
3.13 ± 0.30 |
| MX3 |
15.2 ± 3.7 |
578.4 ± 1.2 |
3.13 ± 0.30 |
| RH08 |
28.6 ± 8.3 |
654.3 ± 1.5 |
3.13 ± 0.30 |
| RH09 |
28.6 ± 8.3 |
654.3 ± 1.5 |
3.13 ± 0.30 |
| RH10 |
28.6 ± 8.3 |
654.3 ± 12.1 |
3.13 ± 0.30 |
| Average |
20.5 |
614.8 |
3.13 |
| Median |
28.6 |
654.3 |
3.13 |
| Deviation |
9.7 |
42.3 |
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 |
250.2 ± 3.6 |
46.6 ± 2.5 |
47.7 ± 2.7 |
61.1 ± 3.3 |
5.38 ± 0.33 |
4.11 ± 0.22 |
| VC |
283.4 ± 3.8 |
36.5 ± 1.8 |
41.4 ± 2.3 |
67.6 ± 3.3 |
7.79 ± 0.44 |
4.20 ± 0.22 |
| MX1 |
250.9 ± 3.5 |
46.6 ± 2.5 |
47.7 ± 2.7 |
61.0 ± 3.3 |
5.40 ± 0.33 |
4.12 ± 0.23 |
| MX2 |
255.1 ± 3.7 |
45.4 ± 2.4 |
47.1 ± 2.7 |
62.0 ± 3.2 |
5.64 ± 0.33 |
4.13 ± 0.21 |
| MX3 |
256.3 ± 3.9 |
44.4 ± 2.3 |
46.6 ± 2.6 |
62.7 ± 3.2 |
5.79 ± 0.34 |
4.10 ± 0.21 |
| RH8 |
283.2 ± 3.8 |
37.8 ± 1.9 |
42.4 ± 2.4 |
66.9 ± 3.3 |
7.50 ± 0.43 |
4.25 ± 0.23 |
| RH9 |
283.2 ± 3.8 |
37.8 ± 1.9 |
42.4 ± 2.4 |
66.9 ± 3.3 |
7.50 ± 0.43 |
4.25 ± 0.23 |
| RH10 |
283.2 ± 3.8 |
37.8 ± 1.9 |
42.4 ± 2.4 |
66.9 ± 3.3 |
7.50 ± 0.43 |
4.25 ± 0.23 |
| Average |
268.2 |
41.6 |
44.7 |
64.4 |
6.6 |
4.2 |
| Median |
283.2 |
44.4 |
46.6 |
66.9 |
7.5 |
4.2 |
| Deviation |
16.2 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
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 |
81.8 ± 6.7 |
47.8 ± 8.9 |
47.9 ± 9.0 |
168.4 ± 26.1 |
1.76 ± 0.31 |
0.50 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
90.8 ± 9.0 |
41.0 ± 7.5 |
41.5 ± 7.8 |
170.2 ± 25.9 |
2.29 ± 0.53 |
0.55 ± 0.12 |
| MX1 |
82.3 ± 6.7 |
47.8 ± 8.9 |
47.9 ± 9.0 |
168.4 ± 26.1 |
1.77 ± 0.31 |
0.50 ± 0.09 |
| MX2 |
82.9 ± 7.0 |
47.2 ± 8.8 |
47.3 ± 8.8 |
168.5 ± 26.0 |
1.81 ± 0.35 |
0.50 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
83.4 ± 7.2 |
46.7 ± 8.7 |
46.8 ± 8.8 |
168.7 ± 26.0 |
1.84 ± 0.37 |
0.51 ± 0.10 |
| RH8 |
90.9 ± 8.7 |
42.1 ± 7.7 |
42.6 ± 8.0 |
169.9 ± 25.9 |
2.23 ± 0.51 |
0.55 ± 0.12 |
| RH9 |
90.9 ± 8.7 |
42.1 ± 7.7 |
42.6 ± 8.0 |
169.9 ± 25.9 |
2.23 ± 0.51 |
0.55 ± 0.12 |
| RH10 |
90.9 ± 8.7 |
42.1 ± 7.7 |
42.6 ± 8.0 |
169.9 ± 25.9 |
2.23 ± 0.51 |
0.55 ± 0.12 |
| Average |
86.7 |
44.6 |
44.9 |
169.2 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
| Median |
90.8 |
46.7 |
46.8 |
169.9 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
| Deviation |
4.4 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
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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