METHANE LINE PARAMETERS IN THE NEAR-INFRARED

$^{a}$The research described in this paper was carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.Author Institution: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyTo characterize the methane spectrum from $4800-5500$ and 6180 to $10000 cm^{-1}$, over 40000 positions and line intensities have been retrieved from selected laboratory spectra. These data have been recorded at room temperature and at 0.01 and $0.02 cm^{-1}$ resolution using the McMath-Pierce Fourier transform spectrometer located at Kitt Peak, AZ. Positions have been calibrated using residual water features at 5300 and $7200 cm^{-1}$. Intensity measurements are good to 7% or better for the stronger features; weaker absorptions are less accurately measured. These new measurements have been listed in HITRAN format and mixed with the old information for the 5500 to $6180 cm^{-1}$ interval. Probable assignments from the literature have been listed for 2% of the observed $features.^{a}