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> the only way it leaves the planet is by black body radiation But, if you're heating the oceans, you're putting an entire other mass (the atmosphere) between
by falcolas 6y ago
> the only way it leaves the planet is by black body radiation
But, if you're heating the oceans, you're putting an entire other mass (the atmosphere) between yourself and space. So you're heating the water, the water is heating the atmosphere, and the atmosphere is radiating that into space. It's adding a step to the overall cooling process.
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- rbanffy 6y agoOTOH, if these are passively cooled, you are not dumping the waste heat of the HVAC systems, as well as the power user to keep them running.
- bananabreakfast 6y agoThat's not really how it works. The land and ocean radiate their energy directly into space. This works through emitting mostly infrared frequency light for which, just like visible light, the atmosphere is mostly transparent.
- falcolas 6y agoHowever, water can also transfer heat to the atmosphere via conduction, evaporation, etc. I don't know the comparative rates, but there is certainly a lot of evaporation.