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Plasma Group Interplanetary Shock Analysis Pages Database: Wind Shock Analysis Event ID: 20002790328 10/05/2000 279.14491 0328 [UT] |
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General Information (About, Top)
Year | 2000 |
Fractional day of year | 279.144913 |
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] | 12520.5 ± 1.0 |
Shock type | FF |
Electron data availability | 0 | X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 31.910 |
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | -250.616 |
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | -2.736 |
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0010 |
Upstream field points selected for analysis | 0298 |
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0010 |
Downstream field points selected for analysis | 0297 |
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 | 10.35, 32.18, 33.42 |
Event added to database |
Mon Feb 14 11:10:38 2005 |
Event last processed |
Sun Mar 13 10:58:36 2005 |
Method selected |
RH08 |
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes] |
3.238 ± 0.513 |
Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)
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Vx GSE [km/s] | -362.5 ± 1.5 | -466.1 ± 5.6 |
Vy GSE [km/s] | -33.7 ± 1.4 | -41.9 ± 6.0 |
Vz GSE [km/s] | -17.6 ± 1.3 | 19.6 ± 4.6 |
Wi [km/s] | 25.8 ± 1.1 | 39.8 ± 2.3 |
We [km/s] | 815.6 ± 35.4 | 1259.5 ± 73.3 |
Ni [n/cc] | 7.2 ± 0.3 | 17.1 ± 1.5 |
Bx GSE [nT] | -2.6 ± 0.2 | -4.4 ± 0.5 |
By GSE [nT] | -0.3 ± 0.2 | -2.8 ± 1.2 |
Bz GSE [nT] | -5.1 ± 0.2 | -17.2 ± 0.9 |
Plasma Beta |
0.302 ± 0.308 |
0.177 ± 0.186 |
Sound Speed [km/s] |
33.30 ± 1.45 |
51.42 ± 2.99 |
Alfven Speed [km/s] |
46.95 ± 1.00 |
94.97 ± 3.82 |
Best values of shock front normal for each method (About, Top)
Method | Nx | Ny | Nz | Theta [degrees] | Phi [degrees] |
MC | -0.926 ± 0.095 | 0.376 ± 0.234 | 0.037 ± 0.037 | 2.13 ± 4.20 | 157.87 ± 14.47 |
VC | -0.938 ± 0.018 | -0.073 ± 0.049 | 0.338 ± 0.324 | 19.75 ± 2.92 | 184.44 ± 3.01 |
MX1 | -0.984 ± 0.009 | -0.080 ± 0.047 | 0.158 ± 0.157 | 9.12 ± 3.04 | 184.65 ± 2.76 |
MX2 | -0.981 ± 0.009 | -0.102 ± 0.037 | 0.164 ± 0.162 | 9.43 ± 2.94 | 185.95 ± 2.18 |
MX3 | -0.980 ± 0.009 | -0.112 ± 0.035 | 0.166 ± 0.165 | 9.56 ± 2.91 | 186.53 ± 2.02 |
RH08 | -0.979 ± 0.001 | -0.060 ± 0.010 | 0.196 ± 0.193 | 11.28 ± 0.38 | 183.51 ± 0.58 |
RH09 | -0.997 ± 0.005 | -0.044 ± 0.069 | 0.061 ± 0.061 | 3.52 ± 4.03 | 182.51 ± 3.95 |
RH10 | -0.998 ± 0.004 | -0.026 ± 0.068 | 0.050 ± 0.050 | 2.88 ± 4.06 | 181.50 ± 3.91 |
Average | -0.973 | -0.015 | 0.146 | 8.458 | 180.870 |
Median | -0.980 | -0.060 | 0.164 | 9.427 | 184.437 |
Deviation | 0.027 | 0.161 | 0.099 | 5.774 | 9.442 |
Key shock parameters (About, Top)
Method | ThetaBn | Shock Speed | Compression |
MC | 68.7 ± 3.5 | 481.3 ± 16.5 | 2.38 ± 0.24 |
VC | 82.8 ± 3.0 | 523.2 ± 18.9 | 2.38 ± 0.24 |
MX1 | 72.2 ± 3.0 | 538.6 ± 19.7 | 2.38 ± 0.24 |
MX2 | 72.5 ± 2.9 | 538.7 ± 19.7 | 2.38 ± 0.24 |
MX3 | 72.6 ± 2.9 | 538.6 ± 19.8 | 2.38 ± 0.24 |
RH08 | 74.4 ± 3.0 | 537.0 ± 19.5 | 2.38 ± 0.24 |
RH09 | 66.7 ± 3.0 | 539.9 ± 19.7 | 2.38 ± 0.24 |
RH10 | 66.1 ± 3.1 | 539.0 ± 19.6 | 2.38 ± 0.24 |
Average | 72.0 | 529.5 | 2.38 |
Median | 72.5 | 538.6 | 2.38 |
Deviation | 5.3 | 20.2 | 0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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MC | 159.1 ± 1.4 | 10.0 ± 0.3 | 17.1 ± 0.4 | 56.7 ± 1.3 | 15.90 ± 0.62 | 2.81 ± 0.08 |
VC | 186.6 ± 1.2 | 3.4 ± 0.1 | 5.9 ± 0.1 | 57.5 ± 1.3 | 54.94 ± 2.05 | 3.25 ± 0.09 |
MX1 | 182.0 ± 1.4 | 8.4 ± 0.3 | 14.4 ± 0.3 | 57.0 ± 1.3 | 21.71 ± 0.84 | 3.20 ± 0.09 |
MX2 | 182.5 ± 1.4 | 8.3 ± 0.3 | 14.1 ± 0.3 | 57.0 ± 1.3 | 22.14 ± 0.86 | 3.20 ± 0.09 |
MX3 | 182.7 ± 1.4 | 8.2 ± 0.3 | 14.0 ± 0.3 | 57.0 ± 1.3 | 22.33 ± 0.86 | 3.21 ± 0.09 |
RH8 | 183.6 ± 1.4 | 7.4 ± 0.2 | 12.6 ± 0.3 | 57.1 ± 1.3 | 24.93 ± 0.96 | 3.22 ± 0.09 |
RH9 | 178.1 ± 1.5 | 11.0 ± 0.4 | 18.6 ± 0.4 | 56.5 ± 1.3 | 16.28 ± 0.64 | 3.15 ± 0.09 |
RH10 | 177.1 ± 1.5 | 11.2 ± 0.4 | 19.0 ± 0.4 | 56.5 ± 1.3 | 15.79 ± 0.62 | 3.14 ± 0.09 |
Average | 179.0 | 8.5 | 14.5 | 56.9 | 24.3 | 3.1 |
Median | 182.5 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 57.0 | 22.1 | 3.2 |
Deviation | 8.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 12.9 | 0.1 |
Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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MC | 65.0 ± 3.7 | 16.6 ± 0.8 | 34.5 ± 1.4 | 106.7 ± 4.0 | 3.92 ± 0.34 | 0.61 ± 0.04 |
VC | 76.2 ± 5.0 | 5.7 ± 0.3 | 11.9 ± 0.5 | 107.9 ± 4.0 | 13.50 ± 1.16 | 0.71 ± 0.05 |
MX1 | 73.5 ± 5.6 | 13.9 ± 0.7 | 29.0 ± 1.2 | 107.1 ± 4.0 | 5.29 ± 0.50 | 0.69 ± 0.05 |
MX2 | 73.9 ± 5.6 | 13.7 ± 0.7 | 28.6 ± 1.1 | 107.2 ± 4.0 | 5.41 ± 0.51 | 0.69 ± 0.05 |
MX3 | 74.1 ± 5.7 | 13.6 ± 0.7 | 28.4 ± 1.1 | 107.2 ± 4.0 | 5.46 ± 0.52 | 0.69 ± 0.05 |
RH8 | 74.4 ± 5.4 | 12.2 ± 0.6 | 25.6 ± 1.0 | 107.3 ± 4.0 | 6.09 ± 0.56 | 0.69 ± 0.05 |
RH9 | 72.1 ± 5.7 | 18.2 ± 0.9 | 37.6 ± 1.5 | 106.5 ± 4.0 | 3.98 ± 0.39 | 0.68 ± 0.05 |
RH10 | 71.6 ± 5.6 | 18.6 ± 0.9 | 38.5 ± 1.5 | 106.4 ± 4.0 | 3.86 ± 0.38 | 0.67 ± 0.05 |
Average | 72.6 | 14.1 | 29.3 | 107.0 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
Median | 73.9 | 13.9 | 29.0 | 107.2 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
Deviation | 3.4 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
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