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Emissivity

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Emissivity
The ability of a surface to emit radiant energy compared to that of a black body at the same temperature and with the same area.
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Emissivity The fractional amount of radiation emitted by a given object or substance in comparison to the amount emitted by a perfect emitter.
Emittance The rate at which a black body radiates energy across all wave-lengths.

Emissivity A measure of how close a radiating object approximates a blackbody, a perfect radiator. ...

flux emissivity"The ratio of emitted flux density from a given surface to that from a blackbody at the same temperature.

effective emissivityA correction factor, dependent on the radiational characteristics of the earth-atmosphere system, that permits application of black body radiation laws to the earth-atmosphere system.

emissivity The ratio of the radiation emitted by a surface to that emitted by a black body at the same temperature.

See also: Radiation, Wind, Heat, Energy, Air