Geomodels as a Key Component of Environmental Impact Assessments of Military Training Ranges in Canada
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IMPACT ASSESSMENTS OF MILITARY TRAINING RANGES IN CANADA Martin Ross, Richard Martel, Geneviève Parent, and Alex Smirnoff Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1; Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS-ETE), 490 de la Couronne, Québec, QC, Canada G1K 9A9; Geological Survey of Canada, 490 de la Couronne, QC, Québec, Canada G1K 9A9, [email protected]
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