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Plasma Group Interplanetary Shock Analysis Pages Database: Wind Shock Analysis Event ID: 20002241849 08/11/2000 224.78443 1849 [UT] |
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General Information (About, Top)
Year | 2000 |
Fractional day of year | 224.784427 |
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] | 67774.5 ± 5.0 |
Shock type | FF |
Electron data availability | 0 | X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | -15.648 |
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | -59.079 |
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | -5.580 |
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0010 |
Upstream field points selected for analysis | 0304 |
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0008 |
Downstream field points selected for analysis | 0466 |
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 | 10.09, 17.50, 18.71 |
Event added to database |
Mon Feb 14 11:10:16 2005 |
Event last processed |
Sun Mar 13 10:57:37 2005 |
Method selected |
RH08 |
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes] |
-2.964 ± 1.298 |
Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)
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Vx GSE [km/s] | -408.4 ± 8.4 | -510.9 ± 10.9 |
Vy GSE [km/s] | 1.9 ± 3.6 | -34.7 ± 10.7 |
Vz GSE [km/s] | -18.7 ± 18.2 | -116.2 ± 11.6 |
Wi [km/s] | 27.9 ± 7.5 | 65.3 ± 12.7 |
We [km/s] | 883.3 ± 238.4 | 2063.9 ± 402.2 |
Ni [n/cc] | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 3.6 ± 0.5 |
Bx GSE [nT] | -2.2 ± 0.4 | -4.1 ± 1.5 |
By GSE [nT] | 9.0 ± 0.3 | 19.1 ± 1.0 |
Bz GSE [nT] | -0.7 ± 0.8 | 0.7 ± 1.6 |
Plasma Beta |
0.033 ± 0.029 |
0.091 ± 0.078 |
Sound Speed [km/s] |
36.06 ± 9.73 |
84.26 ± 16.42 |
Alfven Speed [km/s] |
169.17 ± 25.46 |
226.49 ± 21.01 |
Best values of shock front normal for each method (About, Top)
Method | Nx | Ny | Nz | Theta [degrees] | Phi [degrees] |
MC | -0.901 ± 0.384 | 0.159 ± 0.815 | -0.403 ± 0.380 | -23.76 ± 51.47 | 170.00 ± 51.66 |
VC | -0.707 ± 0.075 | -0.253 ± 0.070 | -0.661 ± 0.542 | -41.36 ± 6.52 | 199.72 ± 5.32 |
MX1 | -0.746 ± 0.075 | -0.037 ± 0.104 | -0.664 ± 0.543 | -41.64 ± 6.43 | 182.84 ± 8.02 |
MX2 | -0.755 ± 0.068 | -0.046 ± 0.101 | -0.654 ± 0.539 | -40.84 ± 5.92 | 183.50 ± 7.68 |
MX3 | -0.762 ± 0.065 | -0.053 ± 0.100 | -0.645 ± 0.536 | -40.15 ± 5.75 | 184.00 ± 7.49 |
RH08 | -0.940 ± 0.004 | -0.025 ± 0.012 | -0.341 ± 0.327 | -19.92 ± 0.71 | 181.50 ± 0.71 |
RH09 | -0.944 ± 0.023 | -0.008 ± 0.071 | -0.330 ± 0.317 | -19.25 ± 4.00 | 180.50 ± 4.29 |
RH10 | -0.948 ± 0.022 | 0.008 ± 0.070 | -0.318 ± 0.307 | -18.57 ± 3.99 | 179.50 ± 4.26 |
Average | -0.838 | -0.032 | -0.502 | -30.687 | 182.696 |
Median | -0.762 | -0.025 | -0.403 | -23.765 | 182.843 |
Deviation | 0.104 | 0.112 | 0.167 | 11.137 | 8.193 |
Key shock parameters (About, Top)
Method | ThetaBn | Shock Speed | Compression |
MC | 66.6 ± 4.0 | 597.3 ± 156.7 | 2.38 ± 0.65 |
VC | 88.4 ± 4.7 | 549.9 ± 177.3 | 2.38 ± 0.65 |
MX1 | 79.0 ± 4.7 | 565.1 ± 173.3 | 2.38 ± 0.65 |
MX2 | 79.5 ± 4.7 | 568.9 ± 173.7 | 2.38 ± 0.65 |
MX3 | 79.8 ± 4.6 | 572.0 ± 174.0 | 2.38 ± 0.65 |
RH08 | 77.0 ± 3.7 | 617.4 ± 163.2 | 2.38 ± 0.65 |
RH09 | 76.1 ± 3.7 | 616.3 ± 161.9 | 2.38 ± 0.65 |
RH10 | 75.1 ± 3.7 | 614.9 ± 160.4 | 2.38 ± 0.65 |
Average | 77.7 | 587.7 | 2.38 |
Median | 79.0 | 597.3 | 2.38 |
Deviation | 6.0 | 26.9 | 0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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MC | 221.4 ± 13.6 | 14.0 ± 3.6 | 67.2 ± 10.1 | 172.8 ± 24.4 | 16.77 ± 4.07 | 1.31 ± 0.24 |
VC | 249.5 ± 17.2 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 4.9 ± 0.7 | 173.4 ± 24.3 | 262.11 ± 64.23 | 1.47 ± 0.27 |
MX1 | 248.0 ± 17.2 | 6.7 ± 1.7 | 32.1 ± 4.8 | 173.2 ± 24.3 | 39.39 ± 9.71 | 1.46 ± 0.27 |
MX2 | 248.4 ± 17.1 | 6.4 ± 1.6 | 30.9 ± 4.6 | 173.2 ± 24.3 | 41.08 ± 10.11 | 1.47 ± 0.27 |
MX3 | 248.7 ± 17.0 | 6.2 ± 1.6 | 29.9 ± 4.5 | 173.3 ± 24.3 | 42.46 ± 10.44 | 1.47 ± 0.27 |
RH8 | 227.3 ± 13.1 | 7.9 ± 2.0 | 38.0 ± 5.7 | 173.2 ± 24.3 | 30.50 ± 7.27 | 1.34 ± 0.24 |
RH9 | 224.6 ± 13.0 | 8.4 ± 2.1 | 40.7 ± 6.1 | 173.1 ± 24.3 | 28.12 ± 6.71 | 1.33 ± 0.24 |
RH10 | 221.8 ± 12.8 | 9.0 ± 2.3 | 43.4 ± 6.5 | 173.1 ± 24.3 | 26.02 ± 6.21 | 1.31 ± 0.23 |
Average | 236.2 | 7.4 | 35.9 | 173.2 | 60.8 | 1.4 |
Median | 248.0 | 7.9 | 38.0 | 173.2 | 39.4 | 1.5 |
Deviation | 13.4 | 3.6 | 17.3 | 0.2 | 81.8 | 0.1 |
Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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MC | 95.5 ± 9.1 | 31.4 ± 5.4 | 90.0 ± 8.3 | 240.3 ± 17.0 | 3.12 ± 0.56 | 0.40 ± 0.06 |
VC | 103.3 ± 9.4 | 2.2 ± 0.4 | 6.5 ± 0.6 | 242.4 ± 16.7 | 47.47 ± 11.26 | 0.43 ± 0.06 |
MX1 | 105.3 ± 8.9 | 14.9 ± 2.5 | 43.0 ± 4.0 | 242.0 ± 16.8 | 7.29 ± 1.59 | 0.44 ± 0.06 |
MX2 | 105.5 ± 9.0 | 14.3 ± 2.4 | 41.3 ± 3.8 | 242.0 ± 16.7 | 7.60 ± 1.66 | 0.44 ± 0.06 |
MX3 | 105.7 ± 9.0 | 13.8 ± 2.3 | 40.0 ± 3.7 | 242.0 ± 16.7 | 7.86 ± 1.71 | 0.44 ± 0.06 |
RH8 | 96.8 ± 9.6 | 17.6 ± 3.0 | 50.9 ± 4.7 | 241.8 ± 16.8 | 5.63 ± 1.05 | 0.40 ± 0.06 |
RH9 | 95.4 ± 9.6 | 18.9 ± 3.2 | 54.5 ± 5.1 | 241.7 ± 16.8 | 5.17 ± 0.95 | 0.40 ± 0.06 |
RH10 | 93.9 ± 9.6 | 20.2 ± 3.4 | 58.2 ± 5.4 | 241.6 ± 16.8 | 4.77 ± 0.87 | 0.39 ± 0.06 |
Average | 100.2 | 16.7 | 48.1 | 241.7 | 11.1 | 0.4 |
Median | 103.3 | 17.6 | 50.9 | 242.0 | 7.3 | 0.4 |
Deviation | 5.2 | 8.1 | 23.2 | 0.6 | 14.8 | 0.0 |
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