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Plasma Group Interplanetary Shock Analysis Pages Database: Wind Shock Analysis Event ID: 20000422333 02/11/2000 42.98189 2333 [UT] |
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General Information (About, Top)
Year | 2000 |
Fractional day of year | 42.981892 |
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] | 84835.5 ± 3.0 |
Shock type | FF |
Electron data availability | 0 | X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 131.905 |
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | -2.264 |
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 9.090 |
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0010 |
Upstream field points selected for analysis | 0303 |
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0008 |
Downstream field points selected for analysis | 0233 |
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 | 6.08, 30.01, 31.86 |
Event added to database |
Mon Feb 14 11:09:11 2005 |
Event last processed |
Sun Mar 13 10:54:38 2005 |
Method selected |
RH08 |
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes] |
18.745 ± 1.161 |
Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)
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Vx GSE [km/s] | -429.7 ± 2.7 | -582.6 ± 6.4 |
Vy GSE [km/s] | -17.7 ± 2.9 | -106.8 ± 4.6 |
Vz GSE [km/s] | -8.9 ± 2.2 | 33.9 ± 9.2 |
Wi [km/s] | 36.3 ± 1.6 | 60.1 ± 2.1 |
We [km/s] | 1148.0 ± 50.8 | 1899.3 ± 65.6 |
Ni [n/cc] | 5.0 ± 0.4 | 16.1 ± 1.4 |
Bx GSE [nT] | 2.4 ± 0.3 | 10.1 ± 1.0 |
By GSE [nT] | -6.1 ± 0.2 | -20.1 ± 1.2 |
Bz GSE [nT] | -0.5 ± 0.6 | 0.8 ± 2.3 |
Plasma Beta |
0.314 ± 0.303 |
0.238 ± 0.242 |
Sound Speed [km/s] |
46.87 ± 2.07 |
77.54 ± 2.68 |
Alfven Speed [km/s] |
64.94 ± 1.64 |
123.32 ± 5.60 |
Best values of shock front normal for each method (About, Top)
Method | Nx | Ny | Nz | Theta [degrees] | Phi [degrees] |
MC | -0.632 ± 0.381 | -0.522 ± 0.377 | -0.573 ± 0.500 | -34.98 ± 39.06 | 219.58 ± 25.64 |
VC | -0.840 ± 0.016 | -0.489 ± 0.020 | 0.236 ± 0.231 | 13.65 ± 3.04 | 210.22 ± 1.33 |
MX1 | -0.859 ± 0.027 | -0.453 ± 0.047 | 0.239 ± 0.235 | 13.85 ± 2.89 | 207.84 ± 3.12 |
MX2 | -0.859 ± 0.026 | -0.455 ± 0.046 | 0.236 ± 0.232 | 13.65 ± 2.96 | 207.92 ± 3.04 |
MX3 | -0.859 ± 0.026 | -0.455 ± 0.046 | 0.235 ± 0.231 | 13.59 ± 3.02 | 207.94 ± 3.02 |
RH08 | -0.867 ± 0.002 | -0.453 ± 0.001 | 0.207 ± 0.204 | 11.93 ± 0.65 | 207.58 ± 0.00 |
RH09 | -0.922 ± 0.027 | -0.383 ± 0.064 | 0.061 ± 0.061 | 3.52 ± 4.03 | 202.56 ± 3.95 |
RH10 | -0.923 ± 0.026 | -0.383 ± 0.063 | -0.039 ± 0.039 | -2.24 ± 4.06 | 202.56 ± 3.91 |
Average | -0.845 | -0.449 | 0.075 | 4.122 | 208.276 |
Median | -0.859 | -0.453 | 0.235 | 13.589 | 207.916 |
Deviation | 0.091 | 0.047 | 0.282 | 16.888 | 5.316 |
Key shock parameters (About, Top)
Method | ThetaBn | Shock Speed | Compression |
MC | 72.2 ± 4.0 | 458.7 ± 10.6 | 3.27 ± 0.50 |
VC | 82.3 ± 2.3 | 631.1 ± 13.2 | 3.27 ± 0.50 |
MX1 | 84.6 ± 2.3 | 638.1 ± 13.3 | 3.27 ± 0.50 |
MX2 | 84.5 ± 2.3 | 638.3 ± 13.3 | 3.27 ± 0.50 |
MX3 | 84.5 ± 2.3 | 638.3 ± 13.2 | 3.27 ± 0.50 |
RH08 | 84.7 ± 2.3 | 642.5 ± 13.1 | 3.27 ± 0.50 |
RH09 | 88.8 ± 2.3 | 660.3 ± 12.5 | 3.27 ± 0.50 |
RH10 | 88.4 ± 2.4 | 655.7 ± 12.1 | 3.27 ± 0.50 |
Average | 83.8 | 620.4 | 3.27 |
Median | 84.6 | 638.3 | 3.27 |
Deviation | 5.1 | 66.1 | 0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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MC | 172.9 ± 2.7 | 11.7 ± 0.3 | 19.8 ± 0.5 | 79.3 ± 1.1 | 14.79 ± 0.42 | 2.18 ± 0.05 |
VC | 263.6 ± 2.4 | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 8.7 ± 0.2 | 80.0 ± 1.1 | 51.76 ± 1.32 | 3.30 ± 0.06 |
MX1 | 263.2 ± 2.4 | 3.6 ± 0.1 | 6.1 ± 0.2 | 80.0 ± 1.1 | 73.78 ± 1.86 | 3.29 ± 0.06 |
MX2 | 263.3 ± 2.4 | 3.6 ± 0.1 | 6.2 ± 0.2 | 80.0 ± 1.1 | 72.56 ± 1.83 | 3.29 ± 0.06 |
MX3 | 263.3 ± 2.4 | 3.7 ± 0.1 | 6.2 ± 0.2 | 80.0 ± 1.1 | 72.13 ± 1.82 | 3.29 ± 0.06 |
RH8 | 263.6 ± 2.4 | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 6.0 ± 0.2 | 80.0 ± 1.1 | 74.64 ± 1.87 | 3.29 ± 0.06 |
RH9 | 258.0 ± 2.6 | 0.8 ± 0.0 | 1.3 ± 0.0 | 80.1 ± 1.1 | 332.50 ± 8.05 | 3.22 ± 0.06 |
RH10 | 252.0 ± 2.6 | 1.1 ± 0.0 | 1.9 ± 0.0 | 80.1 ± 1.1 | 232.11 ± 5.61 | 3.15 ± 0.06 |
Average | 250.0 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 79.9 | 115.5 | 3.1 |
Median | 263.3 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 80.0 | 73.8 | 3.3 |
Deviation | 31.4 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 108.2 | 0.4 |
Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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MC | 54.4 ± 9.6 | 20.2 ± 0.7 | 37.6 ± 1.7 | 144.3 ± 5.8 | 2.70 ± 0.51 | 0.38 ± 0.07 |
VC | 81.6 ± 6.3 | 8.8 ± 0.3 | 16.5 ± 0.8 | 145.4 ± 5.8 | 9.28 ± 0.89 | 0.56 ± 0.05 |
MX1 | 81.3 ± 6.3 | 6.2 ± 0.2 | 11.6 ± 0.5 | 145.6 ± 5.8 | 13.20 ± 1.26 | 0.56 ± 0.05 |
MX2 | 81.4 ± 6.3 | 6.3 ± 0.2 | 11.8 ± 0.5 | 145.5 ± 5.8 | 12.99 ± 1.24 | 0.56 ± 0.05 |
MX3 | 81.4 ± 6.3 | 6.3 ± 0.2 | 11.9 ± 0.5 | 145.5 ± 5.8 | 12.92 ± 1.23 | 0.56 ± 0.05 |
RH8 | 81.8 ± 6.4 | 6.1 ± 0.2 | 11.5 ± 0.5 | 145.6 ± 5.8 | 13.41 ± 1.29 | 0.56 ± 0.05 |
RH9 | 80.3 ± 6.9 | 1.3 ± 0.0 | 2.5 ± 0.1 | 145.7 ± 5.8 | 59.95 ± 6.11 | 0.55 ± 0.06 |
RH10 | 78.5 ± 7.3 | 1.9 ± 0.1 | 3.5 ± 0.2 | 145.7 ± 5.8 | 41.85 ± 4.55 | 0.54 ± 0.06 |
Average | 77.6 | 7.1 | 13.4 | 145.4 | 20.8 | 0.5 |
Median | 81.4 | 6.3 | 11.8 | 145.6 | 13.2 | 0.6 |
Deviation | 9.4 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 0.5 | 19.5 | 0.1 |
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