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Plasma Group Interplanetary Shock Analysis Pages Database: Wind Shock Analysis Event ID: 20001442342 05/23/2000 144.98773 2342 [UT] |
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General Information (About, Top)
| Year | 2000 |
| Fractional day of year | 144.987726 |
| Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] | 85339.5 ± 2.0 |
| Shock type | FF |
| Electron data availability | 0 | X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 46.091 |
| Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 4.320 |
| Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | -3.635 |
| Upstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0007 |
| Upstream field points selected for analysis | 0260 |
| Downstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0006 |
| Downstream field points selected for analysis | 0251 |
| Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 | 8.48, 10.19, 10.60 |
| Event added to database |
Sat Mar 12 21:44:23 2005 |
| Event last processed |
Sun Mar 13 11:25:35 2005 |
| Method selected |
RH08 |
| Propagation delay to Earth [minutes] |
7.182 ± 0.210 |
Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)
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| Vx GSE [km/s] | -583.9 ± 2.8 | -630.1 ± 5.3 |
| Vy GSE [km/s] | -22.3 ± 6.0 | -41.1 ± 3.7 |
| Vz GSE [km/s] | -32.0 ± 3.5 | -48.4 ± 3.4 |
| Wi [km/s] | 54.6 ± 2.7 | 62.3 ± 2.5 |
| We [km/s] | 1726.9 ± 85.6 | 1968.5 ± 80.0 |
| Ni [n/cc] | 14.9 ± 0.7 | 32.2 ± 1.9 |
| Bx GSE [nT] | -1.8 ± 0.6 | -3.4 ± 1.7 |
| By GSE [nT] | -11.6 ± 0.6 | -8.3 ± 1.3 |
| Bz GSE [nT] | -2.8 ± 0.9 | 9.8 ± 1.4 |
| Plasma Beta |
0.648 ± 0.673 |
1.495 ± 1.739 |
| Sound Speed [km/s] |
70.50 ± 3.49 |
80.36 ± 3.27 |
| Alfven Speed [km/s] |
68.55 ± 4.32 |
52.02 ± 6.04 |
Best values of shock front normal for each method (About, Top)
| Method | Nx | Ny | Nz | Theta [degrees] | Phi [degrees] |
| MC | -0.232 ± 0.078 | -0.950 ± 0.025 | 0.207 ± 0.204 | 11.98 ± 4.75 | 256.29 ± 4.67 |
| VC | -0.882 ± 0.049 | -0.357 ± 0.111 | -0.308 ± 0.298 | -17.92 ± 4.13 | 202.04 ± 7.16 |
| MX1 | -0.937 ± 0.105 | 0.292 ± 0.334 | -0.191 ± 0.189 | -11.01 ± 5.57 | 162.69 ± 20.40 |
| MX2 | -0.851 ± 0.111 | -0.525 ± 0.179 | 0.003 ± 0.003 | 0.18 ± 9.24 | 211.70 ± 12.07 |
| MX3 | -0.949 ± 0.039 | -0.311 ± 0.116 | -0.059 ± 0.059 | -3.39 ± 7.62 | 198.14 ± 7.02 |
| RH08 | -0.983 ± 0.003 | -0.130 ± 0.016 | -0.128 ± 0.128 | -7.38 ± 0.86 | 187.52 ± 0.93 |
| RH09 | -0.983 ± 0.011 | -0.130 ± 0.063 | -0.128 ± 0.128 | -7.38 ± 3.38 | 187.52 ± 3.69 |
| RH10 | -0.983 ± 0.012 | -0.130 ± 0.064 | -0.128 ± 0.128 | -7.38 ± 3.52 | 187.52 ± 3.74 |
| Average | -0.850 | -0.280 | -0.092 | -5.288 | 199.179 |
| Median | -0.937 | -0.130 | -0.128 | -7.382 | 198.144 |
| Deviation | 0.255 | 0.361 | 0.151 | 8.758 | 27.169 |
Key shock parameters (About, Top)
| Method | ThetaBn | Shock Speed | Compression |
| MC | 26.0 ± 4.5 | 198.0 ± 9.4 | 2.14 ± 0.18 |
| VC | 57.2 ± 2.5 | 631.2 ± 7.9 | 2.14 ± 0.18 |
| MX1 | 84.3 ± 2.6 | 623.5 ± 7.8 | 2.14 ± 0.18 |
| MX2 | 51.2 ± 3.0 | 598.5 ± 8.2 | 2.14 ± 0.18 |
| MX3 | 63.3 ± 2.8 | 656.3 ± 7.9 | 2.14 ± 0.18 |
| RH08 | 72.7 ± 2.6 | 674.3 ± 7.7 | 2.14 ± 0.18 |
| RH09 | 72.7 ± 2.6 | 674.3 ± 7.7 | 2.14 ± 0.18 |
| RH10 | 72.7 ± 2.6 | 674.3 ± 7.7 | 2.14 ± 0.18 |
| Average | 62.5 | 591.3 | 2.14 |
| Median | 72.7 | 656.3 | 2.14 |
| Deviation | 18.0 | 161.4 | 0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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| MC | 48.1 ± 5.4 | 51.7 ± 1.2 | 61.6 ± 3.9 | 83.8 ± 1.4 | 0.93 ± 0.11 | 0.57 ± 0.07 |
| VC | 98.4 ± 5.0 | 27.6 ± 0.6 | 37.1 ± 2.3 | 94.5 ± 1.7 | 3.56 ± 0.18 | 1.04 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 | 76.7 ± 2.5 | 4.9 ± 0.1 | 6.9 ± 0.4 | 98.3 ± 1.8 | 15.62 ± 0.41 | 0.78 ± 0.02 |
| MX2 | 90.1 ± 4.8 | 32.5 ± 0.7 | 43.0 ± 2.7 | 92.9 ± 1.6 | 2.77 ± 0.15 | 0.97 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 | 93.5 ± 4.1 | 22.6 ± 0.5 | 30.8 ± 1.9 | 95.8 ± 1.7 | 4.14 ± 0.19 | 0.98 ± 0.04 |
| RH8 | 93.2 ± 3.6 | 14.7 ± 0.3 | 20.3 ± 1.3 | 97.3 ± 1.7 | 6.34 ± 0.24 | 0.96 ± 0.03 |
| RH9 | 93.2 ± 3.6 | 14.7 ± 0.3 | 20.3 ± 1.3 | 97.3 ± 1.7 | 6.34 ± 0.24 | 0.96 ± 0.03 |
| RH10 | 93.2 ± 3.6 | 14.7 ± 0.3 | 20.3 ± 1.3 | 97.3 ± 1.7 | 6.34 ± 0.24 | 0.96 ± 0.03 |
| Average | 85.8 | 22.9 | 30.1 | 94.7 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
| Median | 93.2 | 22.6 | 30.8 | 97.3 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
| Deviation | 16.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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| MC | 22.9 ± 3.8 | 44.0 ± 4.1 | 46.8 ± 5.4 | 85.1 ± 2.2 | 0.53 ± 0.13 | 0.27 ± 0.05 |
| VC | 46.0 ± 4.4 | 24.3 ± 1.9 | 28.2 ± 3.3 | 92.8 ± 2.4 | 1.90 ± 0.21 | 0.50 ± 0.05 |
| MX1 | 35.8 ± 5.7 | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 5.2 ± 0.6 | 95.8 ± 2.6 | 8.21 ± 1.16 | 0.37 ± 0.06 |
| MX2 | 40.9 ± 4.1 | 28.5 ± 2.2 | 32.6 ± 3.8 | 91.5 ± 2.3 | 1.44 ± 0.19 | 0.45 ± 0.05 |
| MX3 | 42.9 ± 4.7 | 20.0 ± 1.5 | 23.4 ± 2.7 | 93.8 ± 2.5 | 2.16 ± 0.27 | 0.46 ± 0.05 |
| RH8 | 43.3 ± 5.1 | 13.0 ± 1.0 | 15.4 ± 1.8 | 95.0 ± 2.6 | 3.33 ± 0.41 | 0.46 ± 0.06 |
| RH9 | 43.3 ± 5.1 | 13.0 ± 1.0 | 15.4 ± 1.8 | 95.0 ± 2.6 | 3.33 ± 0.41 | 0.46 ± 0.06 |
| RH10 | 43.3 ± 5.1 | 13.0 ± 1.0 | 15.4 ± 1.8 | 95.0 ± 2.6 | 3.33 ± 0.41 | 0.46 ± 0.06 |
| Average | 39.8 | 20.0 | 22.8 | 93.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Median | 43.3 | 20.0 | 23.4 | 95.0 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Deviation | 7.4 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.1 |

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