Correlated-k table for CO2 dominated atmospheres for 3D Climate Modelling

Correlated-k table for CO2 dominated atmospheres with a variable amount of water vapour  built by incorporating absorption data files from the HITRAN database  and using the exo\_k code by J.Leconte. This correlated-k tables are created to use with Generic-PCM model to simulate the atmospheres of CO2 dominated planets.

The calculation of radiative transfer can be performed using the correlated-k method, which efficiently determines net radiative fluxes by categorizing spectral lines into infrared and visible bands (IR x VI) and assigning the average absorption coefficients to each band. These coefficients are pre-calculated based on detailed line-by-line radiative transfer calculations. The correlated-k method is an economic alternative to the line-by-line method, making it possible to accurately and rapidly compute atmospheric radiation.