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I'm assuming that you're using EnergyPlus, so let me know if you're using a different tool.

The roughness input field of Material objects in EnergyPlus is used to calculate the exterior convection coefficient. For more information, review the Engineering Reference section about calculating exterior convection from this roughness input.