Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Journal Title
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer
Pub Date
2009
Volume
110
Issue
10-Sep
First Page
533
Abstract
This paper describes the status of the 2008 edition of the HITRAN molecular spectroscopic database. The new edition is the first official public release since the 2004 edition, although a number of crucial updates had been made available online since 2004. The HITRAN compilation consists of several components that serve as input for radiative-transfer calculation codes: individual line parameters for the microwave through visible spectra of molecules in the gas phase; absorption cross-sections for molecules having dense spectral features, i.e. spectra in which the individual lines are not resolved; individual line parameters and absorption cross-sections for bands in the ultraviolet; refractive indices of aerosols, tables and files of general properties associated with the database; and database management software. The line-by-line portion of the database contains spectroscopic parameters for 42 molecules including many of their isotopologues. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Recommended Citation
Rothman, L. S.; Gordon, I. E.; Chance, K.; Benner, D. Chris; and Devi, V. M., The HITRAN 2008 molecular spectroscopic database (2009). Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 110(10-Sep), 533-572.
10.1016/j.jqsrt.2009.02.013
DOI
10.1016/j.jqsrt.2009.02.013
