Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20140361300
Observation time: 02/05/2014 36.54214 1300 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2014 |
| Fractional day of year |
36.542135 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
46840.5 ± 40.0 |
| Shock type |
SF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
199.977 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
72.638 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-13.149 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0006 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0199 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0004
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0117 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
6.65, 10.54, 11.83 |
Event added to database
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Wed Jun 11 01:20:17 2014
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Event last processed
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Wed Jun 11 02:48:23 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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71.000 ± 4.931
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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] |
-338.9 ± 8.8 |
-395.1 ± 9.2 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
8.5 ± 5.2 |
68.2 ± 10.0 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-25.7 ± 7.1 |
-47.9 ± 9.4 |
| Wi [km/s] |
35.6 ± 1.8 |
50.2 ± 7.5 |
| We [km/s] |
1124.3 ± 57.6 |
1587.6 ± 236.7 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
2.1 ± 0.2 |
3.9 ± 0.3 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
-7.0 ± 0.2 |
-1.6 ± 0.6 |
| By GSE [nT] |
6.4 ± 0.6 |
-1.6 ± 1.6 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-0.2 ± 0.8 |
4.6 ± 1.0 |
Plasma Beta
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0.063 ± 0.060
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0.892 ± 0.909
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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45.90 ± 2.35
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64.81 ± 9.66
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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142.96 ± 10.34
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59.55 ± 16.80
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.634 ± 0.080 |
0.058 ± 0.113 |
0.771 ± 0.561 |
50.44 ± 5.93 |
174.75 ± 10.16 |
| VC |
-0.658 ± 0.092 |
0.703 ± 0.087 |
-0.271 ± 0.264 |
-15.71 ± 8.61 |
133.13 ± 7.14 |
| MX1 |
-0.575 ± 0.196 |
0.208 ± 0.280 |
0.791 ± 0.558 |
52.32 ± 13.07 |
160.09 ± 27.22 |
| MX2 |
-0.641 ± 0.073 |
0.047 ± 0.109 |
0.766 ± 0.561 |
50.01 ± 5.44 |
175.76 ± 9.74 |
| MX3 |
-0.733 ± 0.118 |
-0.000 ± 0.335 |
0.680 ± 0.548 |
42.82 ± 9.93 |
180.01 ± 26.14 |
| RH08 |
-0.726 ± 0.020 |
-0.645 ± 0.022 |
-0.240 ± 0.235 |
-13.90 ± 2.86 |
221.62 ± 1.58 |
| RH09 |
-0.708 ± 0.038 |
-0.651 ± 0.040 |
-0.274 ± 0.267 |
-15.89 ± 4.04 |
222.62 ± 3.06 |
| RH10 |
-0.708 ± 0.040 |
-0.651 ± 0.043 |
-0.274 ± 0.267 |
-15.89 ± 4.04 |
222.62 ± 3.28 |
| Average |
-0.673 |
-0.116 |
0.244 |
16.777 |
186.325 |
| Median |
-0.658 |
0.047 |
0.680 |
42.819 |
180.013 |
| Deviation |
0.055 |
0.493 |
0.545 |
34.454 |
33.130 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
60.8 ± 4.9 |
242.2 ± 7.3 |
1.81 ± 0.36 |
| VC |
15.4 ± 5.1 |
419.6 ± 9.8 |
1.81 ± 0.36 |
| MX1 |
56.9 ± 5.0 |
235.9 ± 7.9 |
1.81 ± 0.36 |
| MX2 |
60.9 ± 4.8 |
243.8 ± 7.3 |
1.81 ± 0.36 |
| MX3 |
58.4 ± 4.7 |
285.7 ± 7.4 |
1.81 ± 0.36 |
| RH08 |
84.2 ± 3.5 |
264.1 ± 3.3 |
1.81 ± 0.36 |
| RH09 |
85.2 ± 3.5 |
257.5 ± 3.3 |
1.81 ± 0.36 |
| RH10 |
85.2 ± 3.5 |
257.5 ± 15.7 |
1.81 ± 0.36 |
| Average |
63.4 |
275.8 |
1.81 |
| Median |
60.9 |
257.5 |
1.81 |
| Deviation |
23.2 |
60.1 |
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 |
46.6 ± 9.2 |
21.5 ± 1.0 |
69.8 ± 5.0 |
148.6 ± 9.6 |
2.18 ± 0.52 |
0.32 ± 0.07 |
| VC |
183.7 ± 2.8 |
44.1 ± 2.2 |
137.8 ± 10.0 |
143.5 ± 10.3 |
4.18 ± 0.21 |
1.29 ± 0.11 |
| MX1 |
59.7 ± 8.4 |
24.2 ± 1.1 |
78.1 ± 5.6 |
148.2 ± 9.7 |
2.49 ± 0.45 |
0.41 ± 0.07 |
| MX2 |
45.9 ± 9.3 |
21.4 ± 1.0 |
69.5 ± 5.0 |
148.7 ± 9.6 |
2.16 ± 0.53 |
0.31 ± 0.07 |
| MX3 |
54.6 ± 9.7 |
23.1 ± 1.0 |
74.9 ± 5.4 |
148.4 ± 9.7 |
2.37 ± 0.52 |
0.37 ± 0.08 |
| RH8 |
17.5 ± 8.9 |
4.4 ± 0.2 |
14.4 ± 1.0 |
150.1 ± 9.5 |
4.00 ± 2.12 |
0.12 ± 0.07 |
| RH9 |
16.1 ± 8.8 |
3.7 ± 0.2 |
12.0 ± 0.9 |
150.2 ± 9.5 |
4.44 ± 2.48 |
0.11 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 |
16.1 ± 8.8 |
3.7 ± 0.2 |
12.0 ± 0.9 |
150.2 ± 9.5 |
4.44 ± 2.48 |
0.11 ± 0.06 |
| Average |
55.0 |
18.3 |
58.6 |
148.5 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
| Median |
46.6 |
21.5 |
69.8 |
148.7 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
| Deviation |
55.0 |
14.0 |
43.8 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
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 |
24.6 ± 13.0 |
21.1 ± 2.3 |
29.1 ± 8.2 |
86.7 ± 8.7 |
1.17 ± 0.57 |
0.29 ± 0.15 |
| VC |
98.7 ± 9.9 |
48.3 ± 5.9 |
57.4 ± 16.2 |
74.9 ± 8.2 |
2.05 ± 0.21 |
1.33 ± 0.20 |
| MX1 |
32.5 ± 14.0 |
23.8 ± 2.5 |
32.5 ± 9.2 |
86.0 ± 8.7 |
1.37 ± 0.54 |
0.38 ± 0.16 |
| MX2 |
24.1 ± 12.9 |
21.0 ± 2.2 |
29.0 ± 8.2 |
86.8 ± 8.7 |
1.15 ± 0.57 |
0.28 ± 0.15 |
| MX3 |
28.5 ± 12.5 |
22.7 ± 2.4 |
31.2 ± 8.8 |
86.3 ± 8.7 |
1.26 ± 0.52 |
0.33 ± 0.14 |
| RH8 |
9.8 ± 5.2 |
4.2 ± 0.4 |
6.0 ± 1.7 |
89.2 ± 8.9 |
2.38 ± 1.45 |
0.11 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 |
9.2 ± 5.4 |
3.5 ± 0.4 |
5.0 ± 1.4 |
89.2 ± 8.9 |
2.68 ± 1.78 |
0.10 ± 0.07 |
| RH10 |
9.2 ± 5.4 |
3.5 ± 0.4 |
5.0 ± 1.4 |
89.2 ± 8.9 |
2.68 ± 1.78 |
0.10 ± 0.07 |
| Average |
29.6 |
18.5 |
24.4 |
86.0 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
| Median |
24.6 |
21.1 |
29.1 |
86.8 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
| Deviation |
29.4 |
15.1 |
18.3 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
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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