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Plasma Group Interplanetary Shock Analysis Pages Database: Wind Shock Analysis Event ID: 20011011617 04/11/2001 101.67915 1617 [UT] |
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General Information (About, Top)
Year | 2001 |
Fractional day of year | 101.679149 |
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] | 58678.5 ± 4.0 |
Shock type | FF |
Electron data availability | 0 | X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 3.710 |
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | -262.450 |
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | -0.530 |
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0011 |
Upstream field points selected for analysis | 0336 |
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0009 |
Downstream field points selected for analysis | 0338 |
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 | 9.20, 15.88, 16.26 |
Event added to database |
Mon Feb 14 11:13:27 2005 |
Event last processed |
Sun Mar 13 11:06:30 2005 |
Method selected |
RH08 |
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes] |
-4.078 ± 0.643 |
Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)
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Vx GSE [km/s] | -651.0 ± 6.1 | -717.3 ± 11.8 |
Vy GSE [km/s] | 26.4 ± 10.4 | -41.8 ± 6.4 |
Vz GSE [km/s] | 46.8 ± 19.1 | 181.4 ± 15.5 |
Wi [km/s] | 131.8 ± 8.2 | 168.2 ± 5.7 |
We [km/s] | 4167.9 ± 260.0 | 5320.0 ± 179.8 |
Ni [n/cc] | 14.5 ± 1.6 | 32.7 ± 1.5 |
Bx GSE [nT] | 13.1 ± 1.0 | 18.0 ± 2.3 |
By GSE [nT] | 3.4 ± 2.1 | 3.8 ± 2.1 |
Bz GSE [nT] | 0.7 ± 4.4 | 16.4 ± 3.4 |
Plasma Beta |
2.802 ± 2.835 |
3.178 ± 3.118 |
Sound Speed [km/s] |
170.15 ± 10.62 |
217.19 ± 7.34 |
Alfven Speed [km/s] |
82.31 ± 12.48 |
95.36 ± 7.67 |
Best values of shock front normal for each method (About, Top)
Method | Nx | Ny | Nz | Theta [degrees] | Phi [degrees] |
MC | -0.920 ± 0.093 | -0.314 ± 0.250 | 0.233 ± 0.229 | 13.46 ± 9.81 | 198.85 ± 15.52 |
VC | -0.410 ± 0.093 | -0.421 ± 0.094 | 0.809 ± 0.554 | 54.03 ± 7.91 | 225.80 ± 7.01 |
MX1 | -0.907 ± 0.090 | -0.323 ± 0.215 | 0.270 ± 0.263 | 15.67 ± 10.95 | 199.62 ± 13.51 |
MX2 | -0.830 ± 0.072 | -0.482 ± 0.100 | 0.280 ± 0.273 | 16.27 ± 10.91 | 210.11 ± 6.62 |
MX3 | -0.774 ± 0.100 | -0.568 ± 0.127 | 0.280 ± 0.273 | 16.28 ± 10.90 | 216.31 ± 9.13 |
RH08 | -0.987 ± 0.003 | -0.130 ± 0.017 | 0.095 ± 0.095 | 5.45 ± 0.65 | 187.52 ± 1.01 |
RH09 | -0.906 ± 0.030 | -0.322 ± 0.067 | 0.274 ± 0.267 | 15.89 ± 4.01 | 199.55 ± 4.20 |
RH10 | -0.909 ± 0.029 | -0.323 ± 0.067 | 0.263 ± 0.256 | 15.22 ± 4.00 | 199.55 ± 4.20 |
Average | -0.830 | -0.360 | 0.313 | 19.034 | 204.665 |
Median | -0.906 | -0.323 | 0.274 | 15.887 | 199.623 |
Deviation | 0.182 | 0.131 | 0.210 | 14.595 | 12.055 |
Key shock parameters (About, Top)
Method | ThetaBn | Shock Speed | Compression |
MC | 22.8 ± 8.9 | 804.9 ± 28.1 | 2.34 ± 0.25 |
VC | 62.2 ± 14.2 | 589.3 ± 41.1 | 2.34 ± 0.25 |
MX1 | 24.2 ± 9.6 | 807.6 ± 28.7 | 2.34 ± 0.25 |
MX2 | 29.4 ± 6.4 | 766.5 ± 28.2 | 2.34 ± 0.25 |
MX3 | 33.2 ± 5.0 | 730.9 ± 27.5 | 2.34 ± 0.25 |
RH08 | 18.7 ± 9.9 | 797.2 ± 26.0 | 2.34 ± 0.25 |
RH09 | 24.3 ± 9.8 | 808.3 ± 28.8 | 2.34 ± 0.25 |
RH10 | 23.9 ± 9.5 | 807.0 ± 28.6 | 2.34 ± 0.25 |
Average | 29.9 | 764.0 | 2.34 |
Median | 24.3 | 804.9 | 2.34 |
Deviation | 13.8 | 75.7 | 0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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MC | 203.2 ± 4.4 | 74.0 ± 10.4 | 75.9 ± 11.5 | 174.1 ± 9.3 | 2.79 ± 0.36 | 1.17 ± 0.07 |
VC | 295.9 ± 11.0 | 34.8 ± 4.1 | 38.3 ± 5.8 | 186.3 ± 7.3 | 8.62 ± 1.23 | 1.59 ± 0.09 |
MX1 | 213.2 ± 4.2 | 73.0 ± 10.2 | 75.1 ± 11.4 | 174.5 ± 9.2 | 2.97 ± 0.39 | 1.22 ± 0.07 |
MX2 | 225.5 ± 4.1 | 69.0 ± 9.3 | 71.7 ± 10.9 | 176.2 ± 8.8 | 3.32 ± 0.41 | 1.28 ± 0.08 |
MX3 | 229.3 ± 4.3 | 65.8 ± 8.7 | 68.8 ± 10.4 | 177.5 ± 8.5 | 3.54 ± 0.42 | 1.30 ± 0.08 |
RH8 | 153.8 ± 5.4 | 76.6 ± 11.0 | 78.0 ± 11.8 | 172.9 ± 9.7 | 2.04 ± 0.26 | 0.89 ± 0.06 |
RH9 | 214.0 ± 4.2 | 73.0 ± 10.2 | 75.0 ± 11.4 | 174.6 ± 9.2 | 2.98 ± 0.39 | 1.23 ± 0.07 |
RH10 | 211.3 ± 4.3 | 73.2 ± 10.2 | 75.2 ± 11.4 | 174.5 ± 9.2 | 2.93 ± 0.38 | 1.21 ± 0.07 |
Average | 218.3 | 67.4 | 69.8 | 176.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 |
Median | 214.0 | 73.0 | 75.1 | 174.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
Deviation | 39.1 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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MC | 89.4 ± 9.9 | 86.4 ± 6.7 | 87.9 ± 7.1 | 220.9 ± 7.2 | 1.04 ± 0.10 | 0.40 ± 0.04 |
VC | 131.1 ± 10.4 | 41.3 ± 2.9 | 44.4 ± 3.6 | 233.7 ± 7.4 | 3.21 ± 0.47 | 0.56 ± 0.05 |
MX1 | 94.6 ± 9.6 | 85.3 ± 6.6 | 87.0 ± 7.0 | 221.4 ± 7.2 | 1.11 ± 0.10 | 0.43 ± 0.04 |
MX2 | 99.9 ± 8.8 | 80.8 ± 6.2 | 83.1 ± 6.7 | 223.0 ± 7.2 | 1.24 ± 0.11 | 0.45 ± 0.03 |
MX3 | 101.4 ± 8.3 | 77.2 ± 5.9 | 79.8 ± 6.4 | 224.3 ± 7.2 | 1.32 ± 0.11 | 0.45 ± 0.03 |
RH8 | 66.6 ± 11.1 | 89.2 ± 7.0 | 90.3 ± 7.3 | 219.8 ± 7.3 | 0.74 ± 0.10 | 0.30 ± 0.05 |
RH9 | 95.0 ± 9.6 | 85.2 ± 6.6 | 86.9 ± 7.0 | 221.4 ± 7.2 | 1.12 ± 0.10 | 0.43 ± 0.04 |
RH10 | 93.6 ± 9.7 | 85.5 ± 6.6 | 87.2 ± 7.0 | 221.3 ± 7.2 | 1.10 ± 0.10 | 0.42 ± 0.04 |
Average | 96.5 | 78.9 | 80.8 | 223.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
Median | 95.0 | 85.3 | 87.0 | 221.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
Deviation | 17.7 | 15.6 | 15.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
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