A new relational database structure and online interface for the HITRAN database
A new relational database structure and online interface for the HITRAN database
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jqsrt.2013.04.027
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发表时间：
2013-11-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Tennyson, Jonathan
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作者：
Hill, Christian;Gordon, Iouli E.;Tennyson, Jonathan
A new format for the HITRAN database is proposed. By storing the line-transition data in a number of linked tables described by a relational database schema, it is possible to overcome the limitations of the existing format, which have become increasingly apparent over the last few years as new and more varied data are being used by radiative-transfer models. Although the database in the new format can be searched using the well-established Structured Query Language (SQL), a web service. HITRANonline, has been deployed to allow users to make most common queries of the database using a graphical user interface in a web page. The advantages of the relational form of the database to ensuring data integrity and consistency are explored, and the compatibility of the online interface with the emerging standards of the Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre (VAMDC) project is discussed. In particular, the ability to access HITRAN data using a standard query language from other websites, command line tools and from within computer programs is described. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
