Desiccation by Foliar Deposition of Hygroscopic Aerosols may link Air Pollution to Forest Decline and Tree Mortality associated with Global-Change-Type Drought

Juergen Burkhardt1, David A Grantz2, Mauricio Hunsche1, Shyam Pariyar1, Mark A Sutton3 and Daniel Zinsmeister1, (1)University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, (2)University of California, Parlier, CA, United States, (3)NERC Natural Environment Research Council, Swindon, United Kingdom