Abstract
Ionospheric electron content studies have revealed severe discrepancies between Faraday measurements and model predictions at low latitudes. In this investigation, satellite data of AE-C and AEROS and incoherent scatter data from Jicamarca/Peru and Arecibo/Puerto Rico are used to examine the latitudinal and diurnal extent of this disagreement. It is found that in the modified dip range −30° to +30° the present IRI relative layer shape underestimates the thickness of the topside electron density during both, day and night. The Bent model which was used as source for the IRI description performs somewhat better in this critical dip range, though it does not reach the observed values. also it does not show the observed diurnal variation. A correction to the IRI formula is proposed that guarantees better agreement with the satellite and incoherent scatter data.
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