Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 20141272119
Observation time: 05/07/2014 127.88859 2119 [UT]
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General
Information (About, Top)
| Year |
2014 |
| Fractional day of year |
127.888594 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] |
76774.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type |
FF |
| Electron data availability |
0 |
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
247.538 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
-75.547 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] |
17.348 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis |
0214 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis |
0008
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| Downstream field points selected for analysis |
0237 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 |
4.11, 9.89, 10.12 |
Event added to database
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Mon Sep 8 10:10:00 2014
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Event last processed
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Tue May 17 16:22:54 2016
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Method selected
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RH08
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Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]
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69.208 ± 0.540
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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] |
-330.7 ± 0.8 |
-351.7 ± 1.1 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] |
7.5 ± 0.9 |
16.3 ± 1.7 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] |
-5.4 ± 0.9 |
-5.2 ± 2.0 |
| Wi [km/s] |
15.3 ± 0.6 |
20.3 ± 0.8 |
| We [km/s] |
482.9 ± 19.9 |
641.8 ± 25.1 |
| Ni [n/cc] |
5.1 ± 0.2 |
8.3 ± 0.6 |
| Bx GSE [nT] |
1.7 ± 0.0 |
1.4 ± 0.1 |
| By GSE [nT] |
2.3 ± 0.2 |
3.4 ± 0.8 |
| Bz GSE [nT] |
-3.8 ± 0.2 |
-5.8 ± 0.3 |
Plasma Beta
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0.111 ± 0.116
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0.151 ± 0.147
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Sound Speed [km/s]
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19.71 ± 0.81
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26.20 ± 1.02
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Alfven Speed [km/s]
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46.00 ± 1.22
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52.54 ± 2.63
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Best values of
shock
front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method |
Nx |
Ny |
Nz |
Theta [degrees] |
Phi [degrees] |
| MC |
-0.965 ± 0.096 |
-0.167 ± 0.490 |
0.201 ± 0.198 |
11.59 ± 13.10 |
189.80 ± 29.07 |
| VC |
-0.923 ± 0.028 |
0.384 ± 0.068 |
0.003 ± 0.003 |
0.19 ± 5.32 |
157.42 ± 4.24 |
| MX1 |
-0.949 ± 0.030 |
0.216 ± 0.100 |
0.230 ± 0.226 |
13.31 ± 5.05 |
167.17 ± 6.02 |
| MX2 |
-0.944 ± 0.030 |
0.238 ± 0.093 |
0.227 ± 0.223 |
13.15 ± 4.81 |
165.85 ± 5.62 |
| MX3 |
-0.936 ± 0.037 |
0.275 ± 0.114 |
0.222 ± 0.218 |
12.82 ± 4.53 |
163.65 ± 6.94 |
| RH08 |
-0.997 ± 0.001 |
0.061 ± 0.019 |
0.039 ± 0.039 |
2.24 ± 0.85 |
176.49 ± 1.09 |
| RH09 |
-0.988 ± 0.011 |
0.148 ± 0.067 |
0.050 ± 0.050 |
2.88 ± 4.06 |
171.48 ± 3.91 |
| RH10 |
-0.988 ± 0.011 |
0.148 ± 0.067 |
0.050 ± 0.050 |
2.88 ± 4.06 |
171.48 ± 3.91 |
| Average |
-0.961 |
0.163 |
0.128 |
7.383 |
170.416 |
| Median |
-0.949 |
0.216 |
0.201 |
11.590 |
171.476 |
| Deviation |
0.027 |
0.164 |
0.100 |
5.785 |
9.716 |
Key shock
parameters (About, Top)
| Method |
ThetaBn |
Shock Speed |
Compression |
| MC |
54.5 ± 0.5 |
366.8 ± 0.9 |
1.64 ± 0.09 |
| VC |
82.0 ± 1.4 |
367.6 ± 1.1 |
1.64 ± 0.09 |
| MX1 |
65.7 ± 1.4 |
372.0 ± 1.2 |
1.64 ± 0.09 |
| MX2 |
66.6 ± 1.5 |
370.9 ± 1.2 |
1.64 ± 0.09 |
| MX3 |
68.2 ± 1.5 |
368.8 ± 1.2 |
1.64 ± 0.09 |
| RH08 |
69.4 ± 0.7 |
386.4 ± 1.0 |
1.64 ± 0.09 |
| RH09 |
71.6 ± 1.0 |
385.3 ± 1.1 |
1.64 ± 0.09 |
| RH10 |
71.6 ± 1.0 |
385.3 ± 8.0 |
1.64 ± 0.09 |
| Average |
68.7 |
375.4 |
1.64 |
| Median |
69.4 |
372.0 |
1.64 |
| Deviation |
7.7 |
8.7 |
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 |
49.9 ± 0.8 |
10.8 ± 0.4 |
26.7 ± 0.7 |
48.9 ± 1.2 |
4.64 ± 0.22 |
1.02 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
59.3 ± 1.1 |
2.5 ± 0.1 |
6.4 ± 0.2 |
50.0 ± 1.2 |
23.48 ± 1.10 |
1.19 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
57.8 ± 1.1 |
7.5 ± 0.3 |
18.9 ± 0.5 |
49.5 ± 1.2 |
7.69 ± 0.38 |
1.17 ± 0.05 |
| MX2 |
58.1 ± 1.1 |
7.3 ± 0.3 |
18.3 ± 0.5 |
49.5 ± 1.2 |
8.00 ± 0.39 |
1.17 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 |
58.5 ± 1.1 |
6.8 ± 0.2 |
17.1 ± 0.5 |
49.6 ± 1.2 |
8.62 ± 0.42 |
1.18 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 |
56.3 ± 0.9 |
6.4 ± 0.2 |
16.2 ± 0.4 |
49.6 ± 1.2 |
8.77 ± 0.40 |
1.13 ± 0.04 |
| RH9 |
57.8 ± 1.0 |
5.7 ± 0.2 |
14.5 ± 0.4 |
49.7 ± 1.2 |
10.09 ± 0.46 |
1.16 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
57.8 ± 1.0 |
5.7 ± 0.2 |
14.5 ± 0.4 |
49.7 ± 1.2 |
10.09 ± 0.46 |
1.16 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
56.9 |
6.6 |
16.6 |
49.6 |
10.2 |
1.1 |
| Median |
57.8 |
6.8 |
17.1 |
49.6 |
8.8 |
1.2 |
| Deviation |
3.0 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
5.6 |
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 |
31.1 ± 1.2 |
14.0 ± 0.4 |
30.5 ± 1.5 |
57.0 ± 2.1 |
2.22 ± 0.13 |
0.55 ± 0.04 |
| VC |
36.6 ± 1.3 |
3.3 ± 0.1 |
7.3 ± 0.4 |
58.6 ± 2.0 |
11.20 ± 0.51 |
0.63 ± 0.04 |
| MX1 |
36.0 ± 1.4 |
9.8 ± 0.3 |
21.6 ± 1.1 |
57.9 ± 2.1 |
3.69 ± 0.18 |
0.62 ± 0.04 |
| MX2 |
36.1 ± 1.4 |
9.4 ± 0.2 |
20.9 ± 1.0 |
58.0 ± 2.1 |
3.84 ± 0.19 |
0.62 ± 0.04 |
| MX3 |
36.4 ± 1.5 |
8.8 ± 0.2 |
19.5 ± 1.0 |
58.1 ± 2.0 |
4.14 ± 0.20 |
0.63 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 |
34.8 ± 1.2 |
8.3 ± 0.2 |
18.5 ± 0.9 |
58.1 ± 2.0 |
4.19 ± 0.21 |
0.60 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 |
35.8 ± 1.2 |
7.4 ± 0.2 |
16.5 ± 0.8 |
58.3 ± 2.0 |
4.82 ± 0.23 |
0.62 ± 0.04 |
| RH10 |
35.8 ± 1.2 |
7.4 ± 0.2 |
16.5 ± 0.8 |
58.3 ± 2.0 |
4.82 ± 0.23 |
0.62 ± 0.04 |
| Average |
35.3 |
8.6 |
18.9 |
58.0 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
| Median |
36.0 |
8.8 |
19.5 |
58.1 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
| Deviation |
1.8 |
3.0 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
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 Wed Jan 22 21:47:00 2020
Michael L Stevens
(mstevens@cfa.harvard.edu)
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