Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20133020933
Observation time: 10/29/2013 302.39849 0933 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2013 |
| Fractional day of year |
302.398490 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
34429.5 ± 20.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
257.111 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-31.810 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
20.921 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0227 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0206 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
10.15, 17.64, 18.81 |
Event added to database
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Tue Jun 10 23:45:06 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Oct 25 14:31:16 2017
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Method selected
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RH09
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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59.785 ± 2.470
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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] |
-303.5 ± 1.3 |
-336.8 ± 7.5 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-8.3 ± 3.7 |
-40.2 ± 3.9 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
4.5 ± 4.1 |
20.6 ± 3.2 |
| Wi [km/s] |
20.2 ± 0.6 |
27.4 ± 2.4 |
| We [km/s] |
637.4 ± 17.5 |
865.8 ± 76.1 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
3.9 ± 0.3 |
7.1 ± 0.8 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-3.3 ± 0.2 |
-3.5 ± 0.3 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-1.6 ± 0.4 |
-1.7 ± 0.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-5.3 ± 0.2 |
-9.6 ± 0.6 |
Plasma Beta
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0.079 ± 0.079
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0.107 ± 0.116
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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26.02 ± 0.71
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35.35 ± 3.11
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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71.83 ± 3.53
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84.70 ± 5.45
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.895 ± 0.109 |
-0.445 ± 0.220 |
0.028 ± 0.028 |
1.59 ± 5.11 |
206.42 ± 14.05 |
| VC |
-0.680 ± 0.067 |
-0.658 ± 0.069 |
0.325 ± 0.313 |
18.94 ± 4.14 |
224.04 ± 5.62 |
| MX1 |
-0.754 ± 0.047 |
-0.655 ± 0.055 |
0.042 ± 0.042 |
2.41 ± 5.34 |
220.98 ± 4.14 |
| MX2 |
-0.744 ± 0.046 |
-0.666 ± 0.052 |
0.042 ± 0.042 |
2.42 ± 5.38 |
221.84 ± 3.99 |
| MX3 |
-0.730 ± 0.049 |
-0.682 ± 0.052 |
0.042 ± 0.042 |
2.43 ± 5.43 |
223.09 ± 4.07 |
| RH08 |
-0.746 ± 0.022 |
0.663 ± 0.024 |
0.061 ± 0.061 |
3.52 ± 0.33 |
138.38 ± 1.86 |
| RH09 |
-0.908 ± 0.029 |
-0.415 ± 0.062 |
0.050 ± 0.050 |
2.88 ± 4.06 |
204.57 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.915 ± 0.027 |
-0.399 ± 0.063 |
0.050 ± 0.050 |
2.88 ± 4.06 |
203.57 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.797 |
-0.407 |
0.080 |
4.634 |
205.361 |
| Median |
-0.746 |
-0.445 |
0.050 |
2.882 |
220.981 |
| Deviation |
0.094 |
0.449 |
0.099 |
5.808 |
28.459 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
56.5 ± 3.4 |
373.5 ± 3.5 |
1.87 ± 0.36 |
| VC |
75.4 ± 4.0 |
319.8 ± 3.8 |
1.87 ± 0.36 |
| MX1 |
58.6 ± 4.0 |
337.1 ± 3.6 |
1.87 ± 0.36 |
| MX2 |
58.8 ± 4.1 |
334.2 ± 3.6 |
1.87 ± 0.36 |
| MX3 |
59.0 ± 4.1 |
329.8 ± 3.6 |
1.87 ± 0.36 |
| RH08 |
80.4 ± 2.0 |
227.8 ± 1.6 |
1.87 ± 0.36 |
| RH09 |
57.9 ± 3.4 |
376.8 ± 3.5 |
1.87 ± 0.36 |
| RH10 |
57.9 ± 3.3 |
378.0 ± 20.8 |
1.87 ± 0.36 |
| Average |
63.1 |
334.6 |
1.87 |
| Median |
58.8 |
337.1 |
1.87 |
| Deviation |
9.3 |
49.1 |
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 |
98.0 ± 2.3 |
13.7 ± 0.3 |
39.6 ± 1.9 |
75.2 ± 3.3 |
7.16 ± 0.24 |
1.31 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
106.5 ± 3.8 |
6.2 ± 0.1 |
18.1 ± 0.9 |
76.2 ± 3.2 |
17.25 ± 0.81 |
1.40 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 |
102.5 ± 3.0 |
12.9 ± 0.3 |
37.4 ± 1.8 |
75.3 ± 3.2 |
7.94 ± 0.31 |
1.36 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
102.5 ± 3.0 |
12.9 ± 0.3 |
37.2 ± 1.8 |
75.3 ± 3.2 |
7.98 ± 0.31 |
1.36 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
102.5 ± 3.0 |
12.8 ± 0.3 |
37.0 ± 1.8 |
75.3 ± 3.2 |
8.04 ± 0.32 |
1.36 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
6.6 ± 2.2 |
4.1 ± 0.1 |
11.9 ± 0.6 |
76.3 ± 3.2 |
1.61 ± 0.54 |
0.09 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
97.5 ± 2.3 |
13.2 ± 0.3 |
38.2 ± 1.9 |
75.3 ± 3.2 |
7.38 ± 0.24 |
1.30 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
96.6 ± 2.2 |
13.2 ± 0.3 |
38.2 ± 1.9 |
75.3 ± 3.2 |
7.32 ± 0.24 |
1.29 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
89.1 |
11.1 |
32.2 |
75.5 |
8.1 |
1.2 |
| Median |
102.5 |
12.9 |
37.4 |
75.3 |
7.9 |
1.4 |
| Deviation |
33.5 |
3.8 |
10.8 |
0.4 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
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 |
53.6 ± 7.9 |
18.3 ± 1.4 |
46.7 ± 3.0 |
90.0 ± 4.9 |
2.96 ± 0.64 |
0.60 ± 0.11 |
| VC |
57.7 ± 7.8 |
8.2 ± 0.6 |
21.3 ± 1.4 |
91.5 ± 4.8 |
7.08 ± 1.45 |
0.63 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
55.8 ± 7.6 |
17.3 ± 1.3 |
44.1 ± 2.8 |
90.2 ± 4.8 |
3.27 ± 0.68 |
0.62 ± 0.10 |
| MX2 |
55.8 ± 7.5 |
17.2 ± 1.3 |
43.9 ± 2.8 |
90.2 ± 4.8 |
3.29 ± 0.68 |
0.62 ± 0.10 |
| MX3 |
55.8 ± 7.5 |
17.0 ± 1.3 |
43.6 ± 2.8 |
90.3 ± 4.8 |
3.31 ± 0.68 |
0.62 ± 0.10 |
| RH8 |
1.8 ± 4.7 |
5.4 ± 0.4 |
14.1 ± 0.9 |
91.7 ± 4.7 |
0.36 ± 0.88 |
0.02 ± 0.05 |
| RH9 |
53.2 ± 8.0 |
17.6 ± 1.3 |
45.1 ± 2.9 |
90.1 ± 4.8 |
3.05 ± 0.67 |
0.59 ± 0.11 |
| RH10 |
52.6 ± 8.0 |
17.6 ± 1.3 |
45.0 ± 2.9 |
90.1 ± 4.8 |
3.02 ± 0.67 |
0.59 ± 0.11 |
| Average |
48.3 |
14.8 |
38.0 |
90.5 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
| Median |
55.8 |
17.3 |
44.1 |
90.2 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
18.8 |
5.0 |
12.7 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
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 Wed Jan 22 21:47:00 2020
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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