Hot methane (CH4) line list

Calibrated line lists are presented for the temperatures 300-1400{deg}C at twelve 100{deg}C intervals spanning the 960-5000/cm (2.0-10.4{mu}m) region of the infrared. This range encompasses the dyad, pentad, and octad regions, i.e., all fundamental vibrational modes along with a number of combination, overtone and hot bands.

Using our CH_4_ spectra, we have estimated empirical lower state energies (E_low_ in cm^-1^) and our values have been incorporated into the line lists along with line positions ({nu} in cm^-1^) and calibrated line intensities (S' in cm/molecule). We expect our hot CH_4_ line lists to find direct application in the modeling of planetary atmospheres and brown dwarfs.