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The accuracy of the absorption model directly affects the accuracy of the retrieved information and reliability of the resulting forecasts. In this study, we analyze the difference between observed and simulated microwave spectra obtained from more than four years of microwave and radiosonde observations over Nizhny Novgorod (56.2\u00b0N, 44\u00b0E). We focus on zenith-measured microwave data in the 20\u201360 GHz frequency range in clear-sky conditions. The use of a conventional absorption model in simulations leads to a significant difference in frequency channels within the 51\u201354 GHz range, while calculations employing a more accurate model based on the Energy Corrected Sudden (ECS) formalism for molecular oxygen absorption reduces the difference several-fold.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs14236042","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,30]],"date-time":"2022-11-30T05:45:22Z","timestamp":1669787122000},"page":"6042","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Validation of Atmospheric Absorption Models within the 20\u201360 GHz Band by Simultaneous Radiosonde and Microwave Observations: The Advantage of Using ECS Formalism"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0514-740X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mikhail V.","family":"Belikovich","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov Str., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia"}]},{"given":"Dmitriy S.","family":"Makarov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov Str., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9662-4277","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Evgeny A.","family":"Serov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov Str., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8120-8588","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mikhail Yu.","family":"Kulikov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov Str., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia"}]},{"given":"Alexander M.","family":"Feigin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov Str., 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"253","DOI":"10.1127\/0941-2948\/2009\/0375","article-title":"Performance and application of a multiwavelength, ground-based microwave radiometer in intense convective weather","volume":"18","author":"Chan","year":"2009","journal-title":"Meteorol. 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