Review Article

Stratification of the Low-Latitude and Near-Equatorial F2 Layer, Topside Ionization Ledge, and F3 Layer: What We Know about This? A Review

Figure 14

F3 layer occurrence as a function of (a) local time, (b) geographic position of the F3 layer during 06:00ā€“18:00 LT in boreal summer (blue) and winter (red), (c) dip latitude, (d) geographic longitude during boreal summer, and (e) winter. ROCSAT-1-derived equatorial vertical drift VāŠ„ (gray) was superimposed on (d) and (e) (from Zhao et al. [55]).
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