PCM-HiPT (Planetary Climate Model for High Pressures and Temperatures) simulates the thermal structure of dense, hot terrestrial exoplanet atmospheres. This 1D line-by-line radiative-convective model uses a high-resolution spectral grid and HITRAN-based absorption data to model radiative energy transfer with high accuracy at elevated pressures and temperatures (>1000 K). PCM-HiPT extends the PCM_LBL model (
ascl:2504.003) for early Mars conditions, and modifications allow PCM-HiPT to capture complex atmospheric structures, including detached convective zones and stable lower atmosphere layers driven by shortwave absorption.