A cooling unit (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1200, 1300, 1600, 1700) comprising: a base (102, 202, 302, 502, 1712) having a housing (108, 308, 508) with control components installed therein; a cooling tower (104, 204, 304, 504, 1702a, 1704a, 1706a, 1708a) attached to the base (102, 202, 302, 502, 1702) at a first end of the cooling tower (104, 204, 304, 504, 1702a, 1704a, 1706a, 1708a), the cooling tower having an inner flow path and an exterior surface (122, 322), and the housing (108, 308, 508) including a first cooling tower connection aperture that enables fluid communication between an interior of the housing (108, 308, 508) and the cooling tower (104, 204, 304, 504, 1702a, 1704a, 1706a, 1708a); and an air distribution system (106, 206, 306, 506, 606, 706, 804, 1202, 1302, 1602, 1714) attached to the cooling tower (104, 204, 304, 504, 1702a, 1704a, 1706a, 1708a) at a second end of the cooling tower (104, 204, 304, 504, 1702a, 1704a, 1706a, 1708a), the air distribution system (106, 206, 306, 506, 606, 706, 804, 1202, 1302, 1602, 1714) including: a first enclosure; a second enclosure (132, 332) defining an air distribution chamber (126, 326, 526, 1208, 1308) extending between the first and second (132, 332) enclosures and fluidly connected to the inner flow path through a second cooling tower connection aperture; a cool air dispenser in the first enclosure; a warm air dispenser in the first enclosure at a location different from the cool air dispenser; and a cover (144, 344, 544) disposed and extending on an exterior surface of the second enclosure (132, 332) so as to cover the second enclosure (132, 332), wherein the control components are configured to convey air through the base (102, 202, 302, 502, 1712), the cooling tower (104, 204, 304, 504, 1702a, 1704a, 1706a, 1708a) and the air distribution system, the air distribution system (106, 206, 306, 506, 606, 706, 804, 1202, 1302, 1602, 1714) being configured to provide cool, saturated air through the cool air dispenser and dry warm air through the warm air dispenser towards a cooled area beneath the air distribution system (106, 206, 306, 506, 606, 706, 804, 1202, 1302, 1602, 1714), said dry warm air being provided at an exterior or edge of the air distribution system (106, 206, 306, 506, 606, 706, 804, 1202, 1302, 1602, 1714) thereby defining a bounded cooled area; and an electronics package installed on the cooling unit (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1200, 1300, 1600, 1700). a base (102, 202, 302, 502, 1712) having a housing (108, 308, 508) with control components installed therein; a cooling tower (104, 204, 304, 504, 1702a, 1704a, 1706a, 1708a) attached to the base (102, 202, 302, 502, 1702) at a first end of the cooling tower (104, 204, 304, 504, 1702a, 1704a, 1706a, 1708a), the cooling tower having an inner flow path and an exterior surface (122, 322), and the housing (108, 308, 508) including a first cooling tower connection aperture that enables fluid communication between an interior of the housing (108, 308, 508) and the cooling tower (104, 204, 304, 504, 1702a, 1704a, 1706a, 1708a); and an air distribution system (106, 206, 306, 506, 606, 706, 804, 1202, 1302, 1602, 1714) attached to the cooling tower (104, 204, 304, 504, 1702a, 1704a, 1706a, 1708a) at a second end of the cooling tower (104, 204, 304, 504, 1702a, 1704a, 1706a, 1708a), the air distribution system (106, 206, 306, 506, 606, 706, 804, 1202, 1302, 1602, 1714) including: a first enclosure; a second enclosure (132, 332) defining an air distribution chamber (126, 326, 526, 1208, 1308) extending between the first and second (132, 332) enclosures and fluidly connected to the inner flow path through a second cooling tower connection aperture; a cool air dispenser in the first enclosure; a warm air dispenser in the first enclosure at a location different from the cool air dispenser; and a cover (144, 344, 544) disposed and extending on an exterior surface of the second enclosure (132, 332) so as to cover the second enclosure (132, 332), wherein the control components are configured to convey air through the base (102, 202, 302, 502, 1712), the cooling tower (104, 204, 304, 504, 1702a, 1704a, 1706a, 1708a) and the air distribution system, the air distribution system (106, 206, 306, 506, 606, 706, 804, 1202, 1302, 1602, 1714) being configured to provide cool, saturated air through the cool air dispenser and dry warm air through the warm air dispenser towards a cooled area beneath the air distribution system (106, 206, 306, 506, 606, 706, 804, 1202, 1302, 1602, 1714), said dry warm air being provided at an exterior or edge of the air distribution system (106, 206, 306, 506, 606, 706, 804, 1202, 1302, 1602, 1714) thereby defining a bounded cooled area; and an electronics package installed on the cooling unit (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1200, 1300, 1600, 1700).