Performance of initial attack airtanker systems with interacting bases and variable initial attack ranges

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1448-1455

  Islam, Kazi M S ^a   Martell, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0032460376     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-127     Document Type: Article

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