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IONOSPHERIC F2-region drifts have been studied in great detail at a number of high-latitude stations, and the results of these investigations have recently been summarized by Briggs and Spencer1. Considerable importance is attached to the drift studies at low-latitude stations in view of the recent theory of the origin of the F2 drifts given by Martyn2. This theory predicts a phase reversal of east–west component of drifts at a latitude of 35° and a gradual increase of the magnitude of drift from higher to lower latitudes. These conclusions have been qualitatively confirmed by Purslow3, from the analysis of a limited number of observations taken at Singapore (1° 19′ N., 103° 49′ E. and magnetic lat. 10° S.) over a period of 3 years. In this communication we present the results of our analysis of F2-region drift studies made at Waltair (17° 43′ N., 83° 18′ E., magnetic lat. 9° 30′ N.).
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RAO, B., RAO, E. Horizontal Ionospheric Drifts in the F2-Region at Equatorial Latitudes. Nature 181, 1612–1613 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811612a0
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