MIT Space Plasma Group Interplanetary Shock Analysis Pages Database: Wind Shock Analysis Event ID: 19993171248 11/13/1999 317.53401 1248 [UT]

General Information (About, Top)

Year	1999
Fractional day of year	317.534010
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day]	46138.5 ± 2.0
Shock type	FF
Electron data availability	0
X GSE location of spacecraft [Re]	23.705
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re]	-6.876
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re]	14.406
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis	0008
Upstream field points selected for analysis	0260
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis	0008
Downstream field points selected for analysis	0261
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10	9.10, 11.28, 11.69
Event added to database	Sat Mar 12 21:36:59 2005
Event last processed	Sun Mar 13 11:24:37 2005
Method selected	RH08
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes]	5.682 ± 0.377

Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)

Parameter	Upstream	Downstream
Vx GSE [km/s]	-408.0 ± 1.7	-455.7 ± 1.4
Vy GSE [km/s]	-26.5 ± 3.5	-3.2 ± 2.6
Vz GSE [km/s]	-5.1 ± 2.7	3.6 ± 4.5
Wi [km/s]	17.9 ± 0.4	23.9 ± 2.4
We [km/s]	566.0 ± 12.8	754.7 ± 74.9
Ni [n/cc]	2.9 ± 0.1	5.3 ± 0.3
Bx GSE [nT]	-0.1 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.4
By GSE [nT]	2.7 ± 0.4	4.0 ± 0.6
Bz GSE [nT]	-4.8 ± 0.2	-8.6 ± 0.3
Plasma Beta	0.064 ± 0.066	0.069 ± 0.075
Sound Speed [km/s]	23.11 ± 0.52	30.81 ± 3.06
Alfven Speed [km/s]	71.08 ± 1.16	91.49 ± 3.86

Best values of shock front normal for each method (About, Top)

Method	Nx	Ny	Nz	Theta [degrees]	Phi [degrees]
MC	-0.850 ± 0.303	0.513 ± 0.501	-0.123 ± 0.123	-7.08 ± 12.52	148.90 ± 33.75
VC	-0.888 ± 0.029	0.432 ± 0.054	0.158 ± 0.157	9.08 ± 4.70	154.08 ± 3.47
MX1	-0.842 ± 0.054	0.535 ± 0.085	-0.065 ± 0.065	-3.74 ± 6.67	147.58 ± 5.77
MX2	-0.847 ± 0.050	0.527 ± 0.080	-0.066 ± 0.066	-3.80 ± 6.85	148.09 ± 5.43
MX3	-0.853 ± 0.049	0.518 ± 0.080	-0.068 ± 0.067	-3.87 ± 7.09	148.73 ± 5.36
RH08	-0.936 ± 0.005	0.314 ± 0.014	-0.162 ± 0.161	-9.32 ± 0.54	161.45 ± 0.84
RH09	-0.939 ± 0.024	0.297 ± 0.068	-0.173 ± 0.171	-9.97 ± 3.54	162.45 ± 4.16
RH10	-0.939 ± 0.024	0.297 ± 0.068	-0.173 ± 0.171	-9.97 ± 3.70	162.45 ± 4.15
Average	-0.887	0.429	-0.084	-4.836	154.216
Median	-0.853	0.513	-0.068	-3.871	154.080
Deviation	0.045	0.109	0.109	6.266	6.845

Key shock parameters (About, Top)

Method	ThetaBn	Shock Speed	Compression
MC	68.1 ± 4.0	446.6 ± 12.5	1.84 ± 0.18
VC	84.8 ± 4.1	467.2 ± 15.0	1.84 ± 0.18
MX1	70.5 ± 4.2	443.7 ± 13.1	1.84 ± 0.18
MX2	70.7 ± 4.1	445.9 ± 13.1	1.84 ± 0.18
MX3	70.9 ± 4.1	448.6 ± 13.1	1.84 ± 0.18
RH08	72.0 ± 3.2	486.1 ± 11.4	1.84 ± 0.18
RH09	71.9 ± 3.2	487.5 ± 11.2	1.84 ± 0.18
RH10	71.9 ± 3.2	487.5 ± 11.2	1.84 ± 0.18
Average	72.6	464.1	1.84
Median	71.9	467.2	1.84
Deviation	5.1	20.3	0.00

Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method	dV	Slow	Intermediate	Fast	Slow Mach	Fast Mach
MC	112.9 ± 2.6	8.2 ± 0.2	26.5 ± 0.4	74.3 ± 1.1	13.70 ± 0.52	1.52 ± 0.03
VC	117.1 ± 3.1	2.0 ± 0.0	6.4 ± 0.1	74.7 ± 1.1	59.34 ± 2.39	1.57 ± 0.04
MX1	113.9 ± 2.8	7.4 ± 0.1	23.7 ± 0.4	74.4 ± 1.1	15.46 ± 0.61	1.53 ± 0.04
MX2	114.0 ± 2.8	7.3 ± 0.1	23.5 ± 0.4	74.4 ± 1.1	15.61 ± 0.61	1.53 ± 0.04
MX3	114.1 ± 2.8	7.2 ± 0.1	23.3 ± 0.4	74.4 ± 1.1	15.80 ± 0.61	1.53 ± 0.04
RH8	112.0 ± 2.1	6.8 ± 0.1	22.0 ± 0.4	74.4 ± 1.1	16.40 ± 0.56	1.50 ± 0.03
RH9	111.4 ± 2.0	6.9 ± 0.1	22.1 ± 0.4	74.4 ± 1.1	16.24 ± 0.54	1.50 ± 0.03
RH10	111.4 ± 2.0	6.9 ± 0.1	22.1 ± 0.4	74.4 ± 1.1	16.24 ± 0.54	1.50 ± 0.03
Average	113.4	6.6	21.2	74.4	21.1	1.5
Median	113.9	7.2	23.3	74.4	16.2	1.5
Deviation	1.9	1.9	6.2	0.1	15.5	0.0

Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)

Method	dV	Slow	Intermediate	Fast	Slow Mach	Fast Mach
MC	61.5 ± 2.0	11.0 ± 1.0	34.1 ± 1.4	96.0 ± 3.6	5.66 ± 0.60	0.64 ± 0.04
VC	63.3 ± 2.5	2.6 ± 0.2	8.2 ± 0.3	96.6 ± 3.6	24.33 ± 2.38	0.66 ± 0.05
MX1	61.8 ± 2.1	9.8 ± 0.9	30.5 ± 1.3	96.1 ± 3.6	6.37 ± 0.66	0.64 ± 0.04
MX2	61.8 ± 2.1	9.7 ± 0.9	30.3 ± 1.3	96.1 ± 3.6	6.43 ± 0.67	0.64 ± 0.04
MX3	61.9 ± 2.1	9.6 ± 0.9	30.0 ± 1.3	96.1 ± 3.6	6.51 ± 0.68	0.65 ± 0.04
RH8	61.5 ± 1.7	9.1 ± 0.8	28.3 ± 1.2	96.2 ± 3.6	6.83 ± 0.71	0.64 ± 0.04
RH9	61.2 ± 1.6	9.1 ± 0.8	28.5 ± 1.2	96.2 ± 3.6	6.77 ± 0.70	0.64 ± 0.04
RH10	61.2 ± 1.6	9.1 ± 0.8	28.5 ± 1.2	96.2 ± 3.6	6.77 ± 0.70	0.64 ± 0.04
Average	61.8	8.7	27.3	96.2	8.7	0.6
Median	61.8	9.6	30.0	96.2	6.8	0.6
Deviation	0.7	2.5	7.9	0.2	6.3	0.0

Survey interval (About, Top)

Key plasma parameters

Velocity

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Shock Speed (About, Top)

Theta Bn (About, Top)