Abstract
A theory and method previously used to calculate terrestrial eddy diffusion coefficients due to instabilities in internal gravity waves have been extended to obtain wave-induced eddy diffusion coefficients in the upper atmosphere of Mars. If the Martian atmosphere is relatively dry (water vapor mixing ratio much less than .001), the effects of radiative damping are minimal for all but the longest-period waves. For greater concentrations of water vapor the effects of radiative damping are increased, but in any event it is reasonable to expect wave-induced turbulence, with eddy diffusion coefficients of the order of 10 to the 7th sq cm/sec in the Martian upper atmosphere.
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