Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for the Destabilization of Quasigeostrophic Disturbances by Trace Shortwave Radiative Absorbers: Application to Saharan Mineral Dust Aerosols

Terrence R Nathan, University of California Davis, Atmospheric Sciience Program, Davis, CA, United States and Dustin Grogan, University at Albany State University of New York, Department of Atmospheric and Environemental Sciences, Albany, NY, United States