The kCompressed database is available in little endian (PC Linux boxes)
or big endian versions (Sun,SGI). The database is built using the HITRAN releases; we
started with H1998 and currently use the H2008 line parameters
In late 2000, the database was generated
for all atmospheric gases and cross section gases using HITRAN98 parameters
(with Toth water vapor line parameters, and our CO2 linemixing). This is the
v20 database.
After AIRS was launched, we updated the CO2 linemixing parameters, and added on
a v24 database the user needs for CO2 (instead of the v20 obtained above).
In 2008 we updated some gases such as WV, HNO3, SO2, O3 using parameters from the H2008 database
In 2010 we updated all gases using the H2008 database.
In 2013 we updated all gases using the H2012 database, plus CO2/CH4 linemixing from LBLRTM 12.4
In 2018 we updated all gases using the H2016 database, plus CO2/CH4 linemixing from LBLRTM 12.8
Please email sergio@umbc.edu for the recent databases.
| Year made | HITRAN version | big vs little endian | comment | link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | H1998 | be | all gases | v20.ieee-be.tar |
| le | all gases | v20.ieee-le.tar | ||
| 2004 | H2000 | be | improved CO2 | v24.ieee-be.tar |
| le | improved CO2 | v24.ieee-le.tar | ||
| 2008 | H2000/H2008 | le | H2008 for some gases eg WV,HNO3,O3 | v07.ieee-le.tar |
| 2010 | H2008 | le | H2008 for all gases, H2000 CO2 | water_hdo_etc_H2008_IR_v1.ieee-le.tar for 605-2830 cm-1 |
| reference gas profile | refgasH2008.tar | |||
| 2016 | H2016 | le | H2016 for all gases, LBLRTM v12.8 CO2,CH4 | water_hdo_etc_H2016_IR_v1.ieee-le.tar for 605-2830 cm-1 |
| reference gas profile | refgasH2016.tar | |||
| 2020 | H2020 | le | H2020 for all gases, LBLRTM v12.8 CO2,CH4 | water_hdo_etc_H2020_IR_v1.ieee-le.tar for 605-2830 cm-1 |
| reference gas profile | refgasH2016.tar | |||