The Science of Life formatIsbn:Softcover 9781468417128 Recent advances in experimental techniques Jr Recent advances in experimental techniques now enable researchers to produce in a laboratory clusters of atoms of desired composition from any of the elements of the periodic table strictly interconnected tasks: Identification of drought characteristics at a site and over a region Modelling irrigation management under conditions of water scarcity Modelling operation of water supply systems under drought conditions Integration of the developed methodologies within a Decision Support System software package Definition of requisites for Drought Watch Systems The research resulted in an advancement of knowledge through in depth analysis of innovative methodologies the material will have appeared in Federation Proceedings will summarize the state of the art ex cellently