We have calculated frequencies and intensities of fundamental and overtone vibrational transitions in waterand water dimer with use of different vibrational methods. We have compared results obtained with correlation-corrected vibrational self-consistent-field theory and vibrational second-order perturbation theory both usin
gnormal modes and finally with a harmonically coupled anharmonic oscillator local mode model includin
gOH-stretchin
g and HOH-bendin
g local modes. The coupled cluster with sin
gles, doubles, and perturbativetriples ab initio method with au
gmented correlation-consistent triple-
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g and atomic natural orbitalbasis sets has been used to obtain the necessary potential ener
gy and dipole moment surfaces. We identifythe stren
gths and weaknesses of these different vibrational approaches and compare our results to the availableexperimental results.