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Re:Is air conditioning making cities hotter? by pfdietz on Sunday September 10, 2023 @03:30PM (#37459120)
I want to point out that to optimize for temperature reduction, you want to minimize absorption while maximizing thermal radiation. This says you want the surface to be reflective at wavelengths below some cutoff, but perfectly emissive (that is, black) above that wavelength.

Some work on surfaces of this kind have shown promising results, being able to fall below ambient temperature even in full sunlight.

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