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Andy - I understand what you are saying! Your post was helpful - Thanks! To make sure I understand Khashishi correctly - The emissivity coefficient only applies for the thermal radiation spectrum; however, sunlight consists of other wavelengths of radiation - not just thermal radiation...

Hello everyone, I am working on understanding how Kirchhoff's Radiation Law applies in the real world. Basically, the absorbed solar radiation must equal the thermal radiation if a surface is to be at equilibrium. Certain relationships follow from this assumption, namely, for an opaque...