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Surfaces of silver birch (Betula pendula) are sources of biological ice nuclei: in vivo and in situ investigations
Teresa M. Seifried
Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, 1060 Vienna, Austria
Paul Bieber
Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, 1060 Vienna, Austria
Laura Felgitsch
Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, 1060 Vienna, Austria
Julian Vlasich
Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, 1060 Vienna, Austria
Florian Reyzek
Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, 1060 Vienna, Austria
David G. Schmale III
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0390, USA
Hinrich Grothe
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, 1060 Vienna, Austria
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