Interplanetary Shock Analysis Pages
Database: Wind Shock Analysis
Event ID: 19971350115
05/15/1997 135.05231 0115 [UT]
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Plasma Group Interplanetary Shock Analysis Pages Database: Wind Shock Analysis Event ID: 19971350115 05/15/1997 135.05231 0115 [UT] |
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General Information (About, Top)
| Year | 1997 |
| Fractional day of year | 135.052309 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] | 4519.5 ± 60.0 |
| Shock type | FF |
| Electron data availability | 0 | X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 190.824 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 3.330 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 17.567 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0012 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis | 0342 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0011 |
| Downstream field points selected for analysis | 0341 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 | 4.05, 28.17, 31.82 |
| Event added to database |
Mon Feb 14 11:04:38 2005 |
| Event last processed |
Sun Mar 13 10:44:39 2005 |
| Method selected |
RH08 |
| Propagation delay to Earth [minutes] |
42.833 ± 1.675 |
Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)
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| Vx GSE [km/s] | -317.8 ± 1.9 | -388.3 ± 2.9 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] | -17.1 ± 2.0 | -50.0 ± 2.2 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] | -26.1 ± 3.2 | -44.4 ± 6.8 |
| Wi [km/s] | 22.6 ± 0.5 | 30.0 ± 2.4 |
| We [km/s] | 713.5 ± 16.2 | 947.1 ± 75.6 |
| Ni [n/cc] | 18.7 ± 0.4 | 40.5 ± 2.4 |
| Bx GSE [nT] | -2.7 ± 0.3 | -6.4 ± 1.3 |
| By GSE [nT] | 6.4 ± 0.2 | 15.7 ± 1.0 |
| Bz GSE [nT] | -2.2 ± 0.4 | -5.4 ± 4.0 |
| Plasma Beta |
0.378 ± 0.377 |
0.234 ± 0.231 |
| Sound Speed [km/s] |
29.13 ± 0.66 |
38.67 ± 3.09 |
| Alfven Speed [km/s] |
36.78 ± 1.18 |
62.51 ± 4.54 |
Best values of shock front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method | Nx | Ny | Nz | Theta [degrees] | Phi [degrees] |
| MC | -0.953 ± 0.270 | 0.056 ± 0.824 | 0.297 ± 0.288 | 17.28 ± 51.33 | 176.65 ± 49.52 |
| VC | -0.882 ± 0.027 | -0.413 ± 0.042 | -0.227 ± 0.223 | -13.15 ± 5.24 | 205.07 ± 2.67 |
| MX1 | -0.882 ± 0.029 | -0.412 ± 0.049 | -0.228 ± 0.224 | -13.17 ± 5.27 | 205.04 ± 3.10 |
| MX2 | -0.882 ± 0.028 | -0.412 ± 0.045 | -0.229 ± 0.225 | -13.22 ± 5.16 | 205.04 ± 2.87 |
| MX3 | -0.882 ± 0.027 | -0.412 ± 0.044 | -0.229 ± 0.225 | -13.24 ± 5.14 | 205.04 ± 2.79 |
| RH08 | -0.916 ± 0.005 | -0.344 ± 0.012 | -0.207 ± 0.204 | -11.93 ± 0.49 | 200.56 ± 0.75 |
| RH09 | -0.848 ± 0.037 | -0.007 ± 0.071 | 0.531 ± 0.474 | 32.05 ± 4.01 | 180.50 ± 4.78 |
| RH10 | -0.886 ± 0.033 | -0.008 ± 0.069 | 0.464 ± 0.427 | 27.63 ± 4.07 | 180.50 ± 4.47 |
| Average | -0.891 | -0.244 | 0.021 | 1.531 | 194.801 |
| Median | -0.882 | -0.344 | -0.207 | -11.929 | 205.043 |
| Deviation | 0.031 | 0.215 | 0.345 | 20.386 | 13.046 |
Key shock parameters (About, Top)
| Method | ThetaBn | Shock Speed | Compression |
| MC | 71.5 ± 2.8 | 403.2 ± 12.0 | 2.17 ± 0.15 |
| VC | 87.8 ± 2.1 | 441.3 ± 10.3 | 2.17 ± 0.15 |
| MX1 | 87.8 ± 2.1 | 441.3 ± 10.3 | 2.17 ± 0.15 |
| MX2 | 87.7 ± 2.1 | 441.3 ± 10.3 | 2.17 ± 0.15 |
| MX3 | 87.7 ± 2.1 | 441.3 ± 10.3 | 2.17 ± 0.15 |
| RH08 | 83.9 ± 2.1 | 449.6 ± 10.5 | 2.17 ± 0.15 |
| RH09 | 81.3 ± 3.0 | 347.8 ± 12.6 | 2.17 ± 0.15 |
| RH10 | 79.3 ± 2.9 | 368.7 ± 12.4 | 2.17 ± 0.15 |
| Average | 83.4 | 416.8 | 2.17 |
| Median | 87.7 | 441.3 | 2.17 |
| Deviation | 5.8 | 39.1 | 0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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| MC | 108.9 ± 2.7 | 7.3 ± 0.1 | 11.7 ± 0.4 | 46.4 ± 0.8 | 14.86 ± 0.49 | 2.35 ± 0.08 |
| VC | 147.9 ± 0.6 | 0.9 ± 0.0 | 1.4 ± 0.0 | 46.9 ± 0.8 | 167.44 ± 2.41 | 3.15 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 | 147.9 ± 0.6 | 0.9 ± 0.0 | 1.4 ± 0.0 | 46.9 ± 0.8 | 165.44 ± 2.38 | 3.15 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 | 147.9 ± 0.6 | 0.9 ± 0.0 | 1.5 ± 0.0 | 46.9 ± 0.8 | 164.47 ± 2.37 | 3.15 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 | 148.0 ± 0.6 | 0.9 ± 0.0 | 1.5 ± 0.0 | 46.9 ± 0.8 | 164.03 ± 2.36 | 3.15 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 | 147.2 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 0.0 | 3.9 ± 0.1 | 46.9 ± 0.8 | 61.02 ± 0.94 | 3.14 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 | 92.2 ± 3.2 | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 5.6 ± 0.2 | 46.8 ± 0.8 | 26.52 ± 1.11 | 1.97 ± 0.08 |
| RH10 | 99.2 ± 3.0 | 4.3 ± 0.1 | 6.9 ± 0.2 | 46.7 ± 0.8 | 23.23 ± 0.89 | 2.12 ± 0.08 |
| Average | 129.9 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 46.8 | 98.4 | 2.8 |
| Median | 147.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 46.9 | 164.0 | 3.2 |
| Deviation | 25.1 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 72.8 | 0.5 |
Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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| MC | 48.9 ± 4.2 | 10.5 ± 0.6 | 19.8 ± 1.4 | 72.8 ± 4.1 | 4.67 ± 0.43 | 0.68 ± 0.08 |
| VC | 68.0 ± 2.0 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 2.4 ± 0.2 | 73.6 ± 4.1 | 53.72 ± 3.30 | 0.93 ± 0.06 |
| MX1 | 68.0 ± 2.0 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 2.4 ± 0.2 | 73.6 ± 4.1 | 53.08 ± 3.26 | 0.93 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 | 68.0 ± 2.0 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 73.6 ± 4.1 | 52.77 ± 3.24 | 0.93 ± 0.06 |
| MX3 | 68.0 ± 2.0 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 73.6 ± 4.1 | 52.64 ± 3.24 | 0.93 ± 0.06 |
| RH8 | 67.5 ± 2.1 | 3.5 ± 0.2 | 6.6 ± 0.5 | 73.5 ± 4.1 | 19.54 ± 1.19 | 0.92 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 | 41.9 ± 5.2 | 5.0 ± 0.3 | 9.5 ± 0.7 | 73.4 ± 4.1 | 8.40 ± 1.09 | 0.57 ± 0.09 |
| RH10 | 44.9 ± 4.9 | 6.1 ± 0.4 | 11.7 ± 0.8 | 73.3 ± 4.1 | 7.33 ± 0.84 | 0.62 ± 0.09 |
| Average | 59.4 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 73.4 | 31.5 | 0.8 |
| Median | 68.0 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 73.6 | 52.6 | 0.9 |
| Deviation | 11.9 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 23.4 | 0.2 |
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