Studies of the F-Region by the Incoherent Backscatter Method by Evans, J. V.

“…On the basis of the results obtained to date the conclusions reached are: (a) the scale height of the electron density increases with height, (b) the ion temperature is not very dependent on height, though it does show a marked diurnal variation, (c) the election-to-ion temperature ratio is 1:1 during the hours of darkness, but during the daytime it increases too peak value ~1.6:1 around noon and (d) the scattering cross section for the electrons is close to the expected value when alIowance is made for (c).…”
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Millstone Hill Thomson Scatter Results for 1967 by Evans, J. V.

“…Winter days exhibit a maximum at all levels near noon and a weaker maximum at the layer peak in the early morning (0200 to 0400 EST), while summer days exhibit a maximum near sunset and only a small day-to-night change in density near the layer peak. …”
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