Abstract

The cloudless sky in the Imperial Valley is shown to have possibilities as a heat sink for cooling livestock and structures. Measurements with a directional radiometer and other instruments indicated that a point in the north sky 60° above the horizon is usually as cool as, or cooler than, other parts of the sky. North sky temperatures averaged 20° to 30° lower than air temperatures near the ground. The correlation of observed sky temperatures with sky temperatures calculated by Brunt's empirical equation from ground observations was 0.58, highly significant.

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