The Water Vapor Spectrum in the Region 8600-15 000 cm(-1): Experimental and Theoretical Studies for a New Spectral Line Database.

The new laboratory measurements of R. Schermaul et al. (J. Mol. Spectrosc. 208), for the near-infrared and visible spectrum of water vapor, covering the 2nu+delta, 3nu, 3nu+delta, and 4nu polyads, are combined with accurate calculations of weaker lines to provide a new, comprehensive linelist of water transitions for the spectral region 8600-15 000 cm(-1). The resulting ESA-WVR linelist reproduces the raw laboratory observations to a high level of agreement at all but the longest wavelengths. This linelist has been made available in a standard format for general use. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.