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• The cooling of the Earth's surface. At night, the Earth suffers a net heat loss to space due to terrestrial cooling. This is more pronounced when you have a clear sky.

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  Radiational Cooling. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved July 1, 2022, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/radiational-cooling.

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  Radiational Cooling. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/radiational-cooling (accessed: July 1, 2022).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Radiational Cooling." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 1 July. 2022 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/radiational-cooling.

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