Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20140132249
Observation time: 01/13/2014 13.95082 2249 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2014 |
| Fractional day of year |
13.950816 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
82150.5 ± 30.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
193.987 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-4.399 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-15.965 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0125 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0182 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
5.67, 9.93, 11.07 |
Event added to database
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Wed Jun 11 01:14:51 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Jun 11 02:44:16 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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31.470 ± 2.051
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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] |
-636.2 ± 1.8 |
-679.7 ± 2.6 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
36.2 ± 1.5 |
57.8 ± 2.7 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
21.7 ± 10.2 |
-19.1 ± 5.1 |
| Wi [km/s] |
87.2 ± 3.5 |
59.8 ± 1.1 |
| We [km/s] |
2756.1 ± 110.0 |
1890.1 ± 35.3 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
1.4 ± 0.0 |
0.5 ± 0.0 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
4.6 ± 0.1 |
7.2 ± 0.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
-2.3 ± 0.1 |
-3.7 ± 0.2 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
4.0 ± 0.1 |
0.3 ± 0.4 |
Plasma Beta
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0.531 ± 0.586
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0.058 ± 0.058
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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112.52 ± 4.49
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77.16 ± 1.44
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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119.88 ± 2.93
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248.42 ± 2.98
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.698 ± 0.028 |
0.347 ± 0.017 |
-0.627 ± 0.528 |
-38.79 ± 2.78 |
153.55 ± 0.78 |
| VC |
-0.691 ± 0.090 |
0.342 ± 0.055 |
-0.637 ± 0.532 |
-39.56 ± 8.90 |
153.63 ± 2.72 |
| MX1 |
-0.702 ± 0.039 |
0.341 ± 0.062 |
-0.625 ± 0.527 |
-38.69 ± 2.65 |
154.06 ± 4.98 |
| MX2 |
-0.694 ± 0.034 |
0.356 ± 0.043 |
-0.626 ± 0.528 |
-38.76 ± 2.72 |
152.84 ± 3.39 |
| MX3 |
-0.695 ± 0.032 |
0.353 ± 0.038 |
-0.626 ± 0.528 |
-38.79 ± 2.74 |
153.07 ± 2.94 |
| RH08 |
-0.443 ± 0.031 |
-0.896 ± 0.015 |
0.028 ± 0.028 |
1.60 ± 2.00 |
243.68 ± 2.00 |
| RH09 |
-0.443 ± 0.047 |
-0.896 ± 0.023 |
0.028 ± 0.028 |
1.60 ± 2.31 |
243.68 ± 3.00 |
| RH10 |
-0.443 ± 0.050 |
-0.896 ± 0.025 |
0.028 ± 0.028 |
1.60 ± 2.56 |
243.68 ± 3.17 |
| Average |
-0.601 |
-0.118 |
-0.382 |
-23.724 |
187.272 |
| Median |
-0.691 |
0.342 |
-0.625 |
-38.686 |
154.064 |
| Deviation |
0.131 |
0.644 |
0.340 |
20.972 |
46.709 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
1.7 ± 1.2 |
405.1 ± 1.4 |
0.36 ± 0.02 |
| VC |
2.2 ± 1.4 |
400.2 ± 1.4 |
0.36 ± 0.02 |
| MX1 |
1.6 ± 1.2 |
407.6 ± 1.4 |
0.36 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 |
1.8 ± 1.1 |
402.9 ± 1.4 |
0.36 ± 0.02 |
| MX3 |
1.8 ± 1.1 |
403.5 ± 1.4 |
0.36 ± 0.02 |
| RH08 |
89.0 ± 0.6 |
250.0 ± 0.5 |
0.36 ± 0.02 |
| RH09 |
89.0 ± 0.6 |
250.0 ± 0.5 |
0.36 ± 0.02 |
| RH10 |
89.0 ± 0.6 |
250.0 ± 2.4 |
0.36 ± 0.02 |
| Average |
34.5 |
346.2 |
0.36 |
| Median |
2.2 |
402.9 |
0.36 |
| Deviation |
45.1 |
79.7 |
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 |
-37.8 ± 5.2 |
111.8 ± 4.0 |
119.8 ± 2.9 |
120.6 ± 2.4 |
-0.34 ± 0.05 |
-0.31 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
-37.9 ± 5.3 |
111.5 ± 3.8 |
119.8 ± 2.9 |
120.9 ± 2.2 |
-0.34 ± 0.05 |
-0.31 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
-37.8 ± 5.2 |
111.9 ± 4.0 |
119.8 ± 2.9 |
120.5 ± 2.4 |
-0.34 ± 0.05 |
-0.31 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
-37.8 ± 5.2 |
111.7 ± 3.9 |
119.8 ± 2.9 |
120.6 ± 2.4 |
-0.34 ± 0.05 |
-0.31 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
-37.8 ± 5.2 |
111.8 ± 4.0 |
119.8 ± 2.9 |
120.6 ± 2.4 |
-0.34 ± 0.05 |
-0.31 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
-0.2 ± 1.6 |
1.4 ± 0.0 |
2.1 ± 0.1 |
164.5 ± 1.8 |
-0.11 ± 1.09 |
-0.00 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
-0.2 ± 1.6 |
1.4 ± 0.0 |
2.1 ± 0.1 |
164.5 ± 1.8 |
-0.11 ± 1.09 |
-0.00 ± 0.01 |
| RH10 |
-0.2 ± 1.6 |
1.4 ± 0.0 |
2.1 ± 0.1 |
164.5 ± 1.8 |
-0.11 ± 1.09 |
-0.00 ± 0.01 |
| Average |
-23.7 |
70.4 |
75.7 |
137.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
| Median |
-37.8 |
111.7 |
119.8 |
120.9 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
| Deviation |
19.5 |
57.1 |
60.9 |
22.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
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 |
-101.2 ± 1.7 |
77.1 ± 1.4 |
248.3 ± 3.0 |
248.4 ± 3.0 |
-1.31 ± 0.02 |
-0.41 ± 0.01 |
| VC |
-101.3 ± 1.7 |
77.1 ± 1.4 |
248.2 ± 3.0 |
248.4 ± 3.0 |
-1.31 ± 0.02 |
-0.41 ± 0.01 |
| MX1 |
-101.2 ± 1.7 |
77.1 ± 1.4 |
248.3 ± 3.0 |
248.4 ± 3.0 |
-1.31 ± 0.02 |
-0.41 ± 0.01 |
| MX2 |
-101.2 ± 1.7 |
77.1 ± 1.4 |
248.3 ± 3.0 |
248.4 ± 3.0 |
-1.31 ± 0.02 |
-0.41 ± 0.01 |
| MX3 |
-101.2 ± 1.7 |
77.1 ± 1.4 |
248.3 ± 3.0 |
248.4 ± 3.0 |
-1.31 ± 0.02 |
-0.41 ± 0.01 |
| RH8 |
1.1 ± 1.9 |
1.3 ± 0.0 |
4.3 ± 0.1 |
260.1 ± 2.8 |
0.82 ± 1.49 |
0.00 ± 0.01 |
| RH9 |
1.1 ± 1.9 |
1.3 ± 0.0 |
4.3 ± 0.1 |
260.1 ± 2.8 |
0.82 ± 1.49 |
0.00 ± 0.01 |
| RH10 |
1.1 ± 1.9 |
1.3 ± 0.0 |
4.3 ± 0.1 |
260.1 ± 2.8 |
0.82 ± 1.49 |
0.00 ± 0.01 |
| Average |
-62.9 |
48.7 |
156.8 |
252.8 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
| Median |
-101.2 |
77.1 |
248.3 |
248.4 |
-1.3 |
-0.4 |
| Deviation |
52.9 |
39.3 |
126.3 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
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 Fri Jun 13 11:06:02 2014
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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