Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20133471232
Observation time: 12/13/2013 347.52227 1232 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2013 |
| Fractional day of year |
347.522274 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
45124.5 ± 50.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
207.132 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-92.610 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
0.932 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0009 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0276 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0222 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
8.28, 34.63, 49.59 |
Event added to database
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Wed Jun 11 00:04:55 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Jun 11 02:37:49 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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359.571 ± 1610.635
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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] |
-285.1 ± 1.2 |
-321.9 ± 1.9 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
-16.0 ± 0.6 |
-31.8 ± 1.1 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-5.1 ± 1.0 |
-7.3 ± 1.0 |
| Wi [km/s] |
16.2 ± 0.4 |
21.7 ± 1.0 |
| We [km/s] |
511.6 ± 13.4 |
686.6 ± 31.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
12.6 ± 0.3 |
30.0 ± 2.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-0.2 ± 0.2 |
1.8 ± 0.2 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.7 ± 0.1 |
-5.8 ± 0.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
0.5 ± 0.1 |
2.1 ± 0.2 |
Plasma Beta
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0.912 ± 0.905
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0.735 ± 0.673
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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20.89 ± 0.55
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28.03 ± 1.29
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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16.95 ± 0.37
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25.58 ± 1.46
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.770 ± 0.029 |
-0.605 ± 0.031 |
-0.200 ± 0.198 |
-11.56 ± 6.82 |
218.16 ± 2.06 |
| VC |
-0.917 ± 0.009 |
-0.394 ± 0.021 |
-0.055 ± 0.055 |
-3.14 ± 2.02 |
203.26 ± 1.34 |
| MX1 |
-0.840 ± 0.035 |
-0.543 ± 0.053 |
-0.010 ± 0.010 |
-0.56 ± 1.49 |
212.89 ± 3.65 |
| MX2 |
-0.843 ± 0.034 |
-0.538 ± 0.054 |
0.004 ± 0.004 |
0.20 ± 1.64 |
212.55 ± 3.65 |
| MX3 |
-0.845 ± 0.034 |
-0.535 ± 0.054 |
0.012 ± 0.012 |
0.67 ± 1.78 |
212.34 ± 3.66 |
| RH08 |
-0.153 ± 0.012 |
0.356 ± 0.005 |
0.922 ± 0.455 |
67.19 ± 0.00 |
113.31 ± 1.88 |
| RH09 |
-0.381 ± 0.041 |
-0.579 ± 0.038 |
-0.721 ± 0.558 |
-46.11 ± 2.84 |
236.66 ± 3.52 |
| RH10 |
-0.381 ± 0.057 |
-0.579 ± 0.053 |
-0.721 ± 0.558 |
-46.11 ± 3.94 |
236.66 ± 4.97 |
| Average |
-0.641 |
-0.427 |
-0.096 |
-4.929 |
205.729 |
| Median |
-0.770 |
-0.538 |
-0.010 |
-0.561 |
212.892 |
| Deviation |
0.290 |
0.323 |
0.515 |
35.288 |
39.198 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
52.1 ± 4.2 |
297.4 ± 0.4 |
2.38 ± 0.18 |
| VC |
63.2 ± 4.4 |
338.0 ± 0.4 |
2.38 ± 0.18 |
| MX1 |
53.3 ± 4.4 |
317.1 ± 0.4 |
2.38 ± 0.18 |
| MX2 |
53.4 ± 4.4 |
317.9 ± 0.4 |
2.38 ± 0.18 |
| MX3 |
53.5 ± 4.4 |
318.3 ± 0.4 |
2.38 ± 0.18 |
| RH08 |
81.3 ± 1.6 |
29.5 ± 0.3 |
2.38 ± 0.18 |
| RH09 |
63.0 ± 2.3 |
164.8 ± 0.3 |
2.38 ± 0.18 |
| RH10 |
63.0 ± 2.3 |
164.8 ± 2.3 |
2.38 ± 0.18 |
| Average |
60.4 |
243.5 |
2.38 |
| Median |
63.0 |
317.1 |
2.38 |
| Deviation |
9.8 |
111.2 |
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 |
67.1 ± 1.3 |
8.5 ± 0.2 |
10.4 ± 0.2 |
25.5 ± 0.6 |
7.87 ± 0.28 |
2.63 ± 0.10 |
| VC |
69.9 ± 1.3 |
6.1 ± 0.1 |
7.6 ± 0.2 |
26.2 ± 0.6 |
11.50 ± 0.41 |
2.67 ± 0.10 |
| MX1 |
69.0 ± 1.2 |
8.3 ± 0.2 |
10.1 ± 0.2 |
25.6 ± 0.6 |
8.35 ± 0.29 |
2.70 ± 0.10 |
| MX2 |
69.0 ± 1.2 |
8.2 ± 0.2 |
10.1 ± 0.2 |
25.6 ± 0.6 |
8.38 ± 0.30 |
2.70 ± 0.10 |
| MX3 |
69.0 ± 1.2 |
8.2 ± 0.2 |
10.1 ± 0.2 |
25.6 ± 0.6 |
8.40 ± 0.30 |
2.69 ± 0.10 |
| RH8 |
-3.9 ± 1.0 |
2.0 ± 0.0 |
2.6 ± 0.1 |
26.8 ± 0.6 |
-1.94 ± 0.52 |
-0.15 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
43.3 ± 1.3 |
6.1 ± 0.1 |
7.7 ± 0.2 |
26.2 ± 0.6 |
7.07 ± 0.30 |
1.65 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
43.3 ± 1.3 |
6.1 ± 0.1 |
7.7 ± 0.2 |
26.2 ± 0.6 |
7.07 ± 0.30 |
1.65 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
53.3 |
6.7 |
8.3 |
26.0 |
7.1 |
2.1 |
| Median |
69.0 |
8.2 |
10.1 |
26.2 |
8.3 |
2.7 |
| Deviation |
25.8 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
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 |
28.7 ± 1.8 |
12.2 ± 0.3 |
15.7 ± 0.9 |
36.0 ± 0.5 |
2.35 ± 0.16 |
0.80 ± 0.06 |
| VC |
29.7 ± 2.0 |
8.7 ± 0.2 |
11.5 ± 0.7 |
37.0 ± 0.5 |
3.41 ± 0.25 |
0.80 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 |
29.4 ± 2.0 |
11.9 ± 0.2 |
15.3 ± 0.9 |
36.1 ± 0.5 |
2.48 ± 0.18 |
0.82 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 |
29.4 ± 2.0 |
11.8 ± 0.2 |
15.2 ± 0.9 |
36.1 ± 0.5 |
2.49 ± 0.19 |
0.82 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 |
29.4 ± 2.0 |
11.8 ± 0.2 |
15.2 ± 0.9 |
36.1 ± 0.5 |
2.50 ± 0.19 |
0.82 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 |
-1.9 ± 1.1 |
2.9 ± 0.1 |
3.9 ± 0.2 |
37.9 ± 0.5 |
-0.66 ± 0.39 |
-0.05 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
18.5 ± 0.9 |
8.8 ± 0.2 |
11.6 ± 0.7 |
37.0 ± 0.5 |
2.11 ± 0.12 |
0.50 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 |
18.5 ± 0.9 |
8.8 ± 0.2 |
11.6 ± 0.7 |
37.0 ± 0.5 |
2.11 ± 0.12 |
0.50 ± 0.03 |
| Average |
22.7 |
9.6 |
12.5 |
36.6 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
| Median |
29.4 |
11.8 |
15.2 |
37.0 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
| Deviation |
11.1 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
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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