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|Meaning=In meteorology, the result of [[radiative cooling]] of the earth's surface and adjacent air. | |||
|Explanation=Radiational cooling occurs, as is typical on [[calm]], [[clear]] nights, whenever the [[longwave]] emission from the surface is not balanced by significant amounts of absorbed [[shortwave radiation]] or downwelling longwave from the [[atmosphere]] above the surface, and there are no nonradiative sources of sufficient [[energy]] to make up the difference. | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:48, 27 March 2024
In meteorology, the result of radiative cooling of the earth's surface and adjacent air.
Radiational cooling occurs, as is typical on calm, clear nights, whenever the longwave emission from the surface is not balanced by significant amounts of absorbed shortwave radiation or downwelling longwave from the atmosphere above the surface, and there are no nonradiative sources of sufficient energy to make up the difference.
