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Plasma Group Interplanetary Shock Analysis Pages Database: Wind Shock Analysis Event ID: 20042060532 07/24/2004 206.23108 0532 [UT] |
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General Information (About, Top)
Year | 2004 |
Fractional day of year | 206.231083 |
Arrival time of shock [seconds of day] | 19965.5 ± 60.0 |
Shock type | FF |
Electron data availability | 0 | X GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 260.870 |
Y GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 2.885 |
Z GSE location of spacecraft [Re] | 18.723 |
Upstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0008 |
Upstream field points selected for analysis | 0008 |
Downstream plasma points selected for analysis | 0008 |
Downstream field points selected for analysis | 0008 |
Minimum chisq/dof for RH8,RH9,RH10 | 20.10, 24.87, 25.40 |
Event added to database |
Sun Mar 13 01:28:48 2005 |
Event last processed |
Sun Mar 13 11:51:39 2005 |
Method selected |
RH08 |
Propagation delay to Earth [minutes] |
43.973 ± 2.568 |
Asymptotic plasma parameters (About, Top)
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Vx GSE [km/s] | -492.6 ± 5.2 | -560.2 ± 2.5 |
Vy GSE [km/s] | 2.7 ± 4.0 | -48.9 ± 7.0 |
Vz GSE [km/s] | 20.0 ± 3.9 | -34.1 ± 4.9 |
Wi [km/s] | 18.5 ± 7.6 | 54.6 ± 2.8 |
We [km/s] | 583.7 ± 241.6 | 1727.2 ± 87.5 |
Ni [n/cc] | 7.3 ± 2.9 | 20.9 ± 2.0 |
Bx GSE [nT] | -5.3 ± 0.3 | -11.3 ± 0.8 |
By GSE [nT] | -1.2 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 1.7 |
Bz GSE [nT] | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 8.7 ± 1.4 |
Plasma Beta |
0.155 ± 0.156 |
0.640 ± 0.652 |
Sound Speed [km/s] |
23.83 ± 9.86 |
70.51 ± 3.57 |
Alfven Speed [km/s] |
47.46 ± 12.56 |
68.64 ± 5.01 |
Best values of shock front normal for each method (About, Top)
Method | Nx | Ny | Nz | Theta [degrees] | Phi [degrees] |
MC | -0.805 ± 0.054 | -0.381 ± 0.079 | -0.454 ± 0.420 | -27.02 ± 5.57 | 205.31 ± 5.46 |
VC | -0.672 ± 0.052 | -0.512 ± 0.062 | -0.535 ± 0.477 | -32.33 ± 3.55 | 217.31 ± 5.01 |
MX1 | -0.776 ± 0.047 | -0.466 ± 0.062 | -0.425 ± 0.397 | -25.13 ± 4.78 | 211.00 ± 4.40 |
MX2 | -0.770 ± 0.047 | -0.481 ± 0.060 | -0.420 ± 0.393 | -24.82 ± 4.89 | 211.97 ± 4.26 |
MX3 | -0.768 ± 0.048 | -0.486 ± 0.061 | -0.418 ± 0.392 | -24.70 ± 4.95 | 212.31 ± 4.35 |
RH08 | -0.965 ± 0.003 | -0.162 ± 0.012 | -0.207 ± 0.204 | -11.93 ± 0.69 | 189.53 ± 0.71 |
RH09 | -0.976 ± 0.015 | -0.129 ± 0.070 | -0.173 ± 0.171 | -9.97 ± 4.03 | 187.52 ± 4.10 |
RH10 | -0.978 ± 0.015 | -0.129 ± 0.069 | -0.162 ± 0.161 | -9.32 ± 4.03 | 187.52 ± 4.07 |
Average | -0.839 | -0.343 | -0.349 | -20.655 | 202.810 |
Median | -0.776 | -0.381 | -0.418 | -24.702 | 211.005 |
Deviation | 0.118 | 0.173 | 0.145 | 8.859 | 12.546 |
Key shock parameters (About, Top)
Method | ThetaBn | Shock Speed | Compression |
MC | 30.9 ± 1.8 | 549.0 ± 35.9 | 3.36 ± 1.44 |
VC | 40.8 ± 1.6 | 485.2 ± 36.6 | 3.36 ± 1.44 |
MX1 | 31.8 ± 1.6 | 537.3 ± 36.2 | 3.36 ± 1.44 |
MX2 | 32.1 ± 1.5 | 534.7 ± 36.3 | 3.36 ± 1.44 |
MX3 | 32.2 ± 1.5 | 533.7 ± 36.3 | 3.36 ± 1.44 |
RH08 | 13.9 ± 2.3 | 612.8 ± 31.2 | 3.36 ± 1.44 |
RH09 | 12.8 ± 2.4 | 614.6 ± 30.3 | 3.36 ± 1.44 |
RH10 | 12.2 ± 2.4 | 614.9 ± 30.1 | 3.36 ± 1.44 |
Average | 25.8 | 560.3 | 3.36 |
Median | 31.8 | 549.0 | 3.36 |
Deviation | 11.1 | 48.3 | 0.00 |
Upstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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MC | 162.5 ± 4.3 | 19.5 ± 7.9 | 40.7 ± 10.8 | 49.5 ± 13.4 | 9.92 ± 4.84 | 3.49 ± 0.90 |
VC | 166.2 ± 4.0 | 16.8 ± 6.7 | 35.9 ± 9.5 | 50.5 ± 13.8 | 11.69 ± 5.56 | 3.50 ± 0.90 |
MX1 | 164.8 ± 4.2 | 19.3 ± 7.8 | 40.3 ± 10.7 | 49.6 ± 13.4 | 10.17 ± 4.94 | 3.54 ± 0.91 |
MX2 | 165.1 ± 4.2 | 19.2 ± 7.7 | 40.2 ± 10.6 | 49.6 ± 13.4 | 10.23 ± 4.96 | 3.54 ± 0.91 |
MX3 | 165.2 ± 4.2 | 19.2 ± 7.7 | 40.2 ± 10.6 | 49.7 ± 13.4 | 10.24 ± 4.97 | 3.54 ± 0.91 |
RH8 | 142.0 ± 4.8 | 22.8 ± 9.4 | 46.1 ± 12.2 | 48.0 ± 12.8 | 7.50 ± 3.82 | 3.15 ± 0.83 |
RH9 | 137.4 ± 4.9 | 23.0 ± 9.5 | 46.3 ± 12.3 | 47.9 ± 12.7 | 7.22 ± 3.69 | 3.05 ± 0.81 |
RH10 | 136.5 ± 4.9 | 23.1 ± 9.5 | 46.4 ± 12.3 | 47.9 ± 12.7 | 7.15 ± 3.66 | 3.04 ± 0.80 |
Average | 155.0 | 20.4 | 42.0 | 49.1 | 9.3 | 3.4 |
Median | 164.8 | 19.5 | 40.7 | 49.6 | 10.2 | 3.5 |
Deviation | 13.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
Downstream wave speeds and mach numbers (About, Top)
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MC | 63.8 ± 3.2 | 48.4 ± 2.7 | 58.9 ± 4.3 | 85.7 ± 4.4 | 1.32 ± 0.13 | 0.75 ± 0.07 |
VC | 65.4 ± 3.8 | 40.8 ± 2.3 | 51.9 ± 3.8 | 89.6 ± 4.6 | 1.61 ± 0.16 | 0.73 ± 0.07 |
MX1 | 65.4 ± 3.4 | 47.7 ± 2.7 | 58.3 ± 4.3 | 86.1 ± 4.4 | 1.37 ± 0.13 | 0.76 ± 0.07 |
MX2 | 65.6 ± 3.5 | 47.5 ± 2.6 | 58.2 ± 4.2 | 86.2 ± 4.4 | 1.39 ± 0.13 | 0.76 ± 0.07 |
MX3 | 65.6 ± 3.5 | 47.5 ± 2.6 | 58.1 ± 4.2 | 86.3 ± 4.4 | 1.39 ± 0.13 | 0.76 ± 0.07 |
RH8 | 57.3 ± 2.5 | 60.3 ± 3.5 | 66.6 ± 4.9 | 77.8 ± 3.8 | 0.95 ± 0.09 | 0.74 ± 0.06 |
RH9 | 55.4 ± 2.5 | 61.0 ± 3.6 | 66.9 ± 4.9 | 77.2 ± 3.7 | 0.91 ± 0.09 | 0.72 ± 0.06 |
RH10 | 55.0 ± 2.4 | 61.4 ± 3.6 | 67.1 ± 4.9 | 77.0 ± 3.7 | 0.90 ± 0.08 | 0.72 ± 0.06 |
Average | 61.7 | 51.8 | 60.8 | 83.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
Median | 65.4 | 48.4 | 58.9 | 86.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
Deviation | 4.9 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
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