> > Doesn't clothing effect the emissivity of a person? I would think
> > that a moderately sized pet (medium size dog) with black fur
> > might emit more IR than a person clothed in white,
>
> As an aside, black objects are better thermal radiation (black
> body) emitters than white objects.  This is a common miscon
> ception because black objects are also better thermal radiation
> absorbers.

In the case of fur, colour is not the determining factor - it's how
much heat gets to the surface from the body. Although a black
fur next to a white fur on a sunny day would look hotter because
the sun heat it was absorbing at its surface

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