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International H2O Project (IHOP_2002) Operations Plan Boulder, Colorado 11 May 2002 Table of Contents Chapter I: Summary of IHOP_2002 Science Objectives and Components 1.1.1 Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) Research Component 1.1.2 Convection Initiation (CI) Research Component 1.1.3 Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) Research Component 1.1.4 Water Vapor Instrumentation/Data Assimilation Research Component 1.2 Field Schedule and Duration 1.3 IHOP_2002 Instrumentation 1.4 IHOP_2002 Operations Domain and Instrumentation Sites 1.4.1 ARM/CART Site 1.4.2 S-Pol Site 1.4.3