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Plasma Group Interplanetary Shock Analysis Pages Database: Wind Shock Analysis Event ID: 20010900115 03/31/2001 90.05227 0115 [UT] |
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General Information (About, Top)
Year | 2001 |
Fractional day of year | 90.052265 |
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] | 4515.7 ± 60.0 |
Shock type | FF |
Electron data availability | 0 | X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | -0.570 |
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | -242.715 |
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 3.200 |
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0009 |
Upstream field points selected for analysis | 0267 |
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0008 |
Downstream field points selected for analysis | 0234 |
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 | 7.35, 11.82, 12.63 |
Event added to database |
Mon Feb 14 11:13:11 2005 |
Event last processed |
Sun Mar 13 11:04:31 2005 |
Method selected |
RH08 |
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes] |
-12.984 ± 1.116 |
Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)
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Vx GSE [km/s] | -419.0 ± 3.3 | -537.8 ± 6.6 |
Vy GSE [km/s] | -4.6 ± 13.2 | -86.5 ± 11.0 |
Vz GSE [km/s] | -4.8 ± 4.0 | -61.4 ± 16.7 |
Wi [km/s] | 30.1 ± 1.2 | 65.9 ± 10.7 |
We [km/s] | 950.4 ± 39.5 | 2082.8 ± 336.8 |
Ni [n/cc] | 35.5 ± 2.4 | 106.5 ± 22.5 |
Bx GSE [nT] | -0.9 ± 1.3 | -1.4 ± 11.1 |
By GSE [nT] | 3.5 ± 1.5 | 1.3 ± 16.8 |
Bz GSE [nT] | -3.4 ± 1.4 | 2.1 ± 17.6 |
Plasma Beta |
3.437 ± 2.041 |
2.148 ± 1.653 |
Sound Speed [km/s] |
38.80 ± 1.61 |
85.03 ± 13.75 |
Alfven Speed [km/s] |
19.67 ± 4.87 |
52.72 ± 12.80 |
Best values of shock front normal for each method (About, Top)
Method | Nx | Ny | Nz | Theta [degrees] | Phi [degrees] |
MC | -0.986 ± 0.126 | 0.101 ± 0.932 | 0.133 ± 0.132 | 7.63 ± 36.01 | 174.16 ± 54.14 |
VC | -0.770 ± 0.050 | -0.524 ± 0.061 | -0.363 ± 0.346 | -21.31 ± 6.16 | 214.24 ± 4.20 |
MX1 | -0.787 ± 0.181 | -0.527 ± 0.259 | -0.321 ± 0.309 | -18.72 ± 12.22 | 213.81 ± 18.65 |
MX2 | -0.770 ± 0.083 | -0.541 ± 0.108 | -0.337 ± 0.323 | -19.68 ± 7.79 | 215.10 ± 7.81 |
MX3 | -0.767 ± 0.079 | -0.547 ± 0.101 | -0.336 ± 0.323 | -19.65 ± 8.13 | 215.51 ± 7.25 |
RH08 | -0.925 ± 0.005 | -0.311 ± 0.013 | -0.218 ± 0.214 | -12.58 ± 0.71 | 198.55 ± 0.79 |
RH09 | -0.801 ± 0.041 | 0.595 ± 0.055 | 0.061 ± 0.061 | 3.52 ± 4.03 | 143.40 ± 3.95 |
RH10 | -0.780 ± 0.043 | 0.623 ± 0.054 | 0.061 ± 0.061 | 3.52 ± 4.03 | 141.39 ± 3.95 |
Average | -0.823 | -0.141 | -0.165 | -9.658 | 189.521 |
Median | -0.780 | -0.311 | -0.218 | -12.584 | 213.813 |
Deviation | 0.084 | 0.512 | 0.213 | 12.380 | 32.276 |
Key shock parameters (About, Top)
Method | ThetaBn | Shock Speed | Compression |
MC | 76.5 ± 22.3 | 565.8 ± 22.3 | 3.05 ± 0.65 |
VC | 85.7 ± 18.7 | 566.1 ± 34.7 | 3.05 ± 0.65 |
MX1 | 87.1 ± 19.1 | 570.3 ± 34.8 | 3.05 ± 0.65 |
MX2 | 87.3 ± 18.9 | 564.4 ± 34.9 | 3.05 ± 0.65 |
MX3 | 87.6 ± 18.8 | 562.8 ± 34.9 | 3.05 ± 0.65 |
RH08 | 80.6 ± 20.6 | 612.5 ± 31.6 | 3.05 ± 0.65 |
RH09 | 55.7 ± 20.8 | 397.2 ± 10.0 | 3.05 ± 0.65 |
RH10 | 54.9 ± 20.3 | 380.9 ± 9.7 | 3.05 ± 0.65 |
Average | 76.9 | 527.5 | 3.05 |
Median | 85.7 | 565.8 | 3.05 |
Deviation | 13.9 | 87.1 | 0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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MC | 153.8 ± 2.1 | 4.1 ± 0.9 | 4.6 ± 1.1 | 43.5 ± 2.0 | 40.70 ± 14.61 | 3.54 ± 0.19 |
VC | 239.2 ± 9.9 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 43.7 ± 2.0 | 198.42 ± 70.44 | 5.49 ± 0.45 |
MX1 | 236.6 ± 9.9 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 43.7 ± 2.0 | 292.96 ± 104.10 | 5.43 ± 0.44 |
MX2 | 237.5 ± 10.1 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 43.7 ± 2.0 | 316.82 ± 112.55 | 5.45 ± 0.45 |
MX3 | 237.4 ± 10.2 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 43.7 ± 2.0 | 353.90 ± 125.74 | 5.45 ± 0.45 |
RH8 | 222.3 ± 7.4 | 2.8 ± 0.6 | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 43.6 ± 2.0 | 84.19 ± 29.94 | 5.11 ± 0.37 |
RH9 | 64.5 ± 5.9 | 10.0 ± 2.3 | 11.1 ± 2.7 | 42.5 ± 1.8 | 6.90 ± 2.62 | 1.52 ± 0.13 |
RH10 | 57.3 ± 6.3 | 10.3 ± 2.3 | 11.3 ± 2.8 | 42.5 ± 1.8 | 5.99 ± 2.31 | 1.35 ± 0.14 |
Average | 181.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 43.4 | 162.5 | 4.2 |
Median | 236.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 43.7 | 198.4 | 5.4 |
Deviation | 79.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 145.6 | 1.8 |
Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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MC | 52.4 ± 7.5 | 10.2 ± 1.7 | 12.3 ± 3.0 | 100.7 ± 9.2 | 5.36 ± 1.50 | 0.53 ± 0.11 |
VC | 84.2 ± 9.7 | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 3.9 ± 1.0 | 101.2 ± 9.2 | 26.71 ± 5.38 | 0.84 ± 0.11 |
MX1 | 81.8 ± 9.6 | 2.2 ± 0.4 | 2.6 ± 0.6 | 101.2 ± 9.2 | 38.72 ± 7.86 | 0.81 ± 0.11 |
MX2 | 82.6 ± 9.8 | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 101.2 ± 9.2 | 42.11 ± 8.50 | 0.82 ± 0.11 |
MX3 | 82.5 ± 9.8 | 1.8 ± 0.3 | 2.2 ± 0.5 | 101.2 ± 9.2 | 47.02 ± 9.48 | 0.82 ± 0.11 |
RH8 | 74.6 ± 7.8 | 7.1 ± 1.2 | 8.6 ± 2.1 | 101.0 ± 9.2 | 10.83 ± 2.34 | 0.74 ± 0.10 |
RH9 | 21.5 ± 6.1 | 25.2 ± 4.4 | 29.7 ± 7.2 | 97.9 ± 9.3 | 0.91 ± 0.42 | 0.22 ± 0.07 |
RH10 | 19.0 ± 6.2 | 25.8 ± 4.5 | 30.3 ± 7.4 | 97.8 ± 9.3 | 0.79 ± 0.40 | 0.20 ± 0.07 |
Average | 62.3 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 100.3 | 21.6 | 0.6 |
Median | 81.8 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 101.2 | 26.7 | 0.8 |
Deviation | 28.0 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 1.5 | 19.4 | 0.3 |
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