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According to this graph from the hockeyschtick blog, the emissivity of water remains above 0.75 to 0.9 in the far IR. I wouldn't consider that very poor absorption unless you have a source that gives finer detail.Already answered that question....ocean water is a very poor absorber of IR in the peak radiating wavelength of CO2...come on guy...you are supposed to be a fake ocean engineer...at least you could try to be up on some of this stuff.
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Sorry guy, but of ocean, vegetation, desert, and snow/ice, ocean is the poorest absorber by far in the peak emission range of CO2... Couple that with the fact that the IR from CO2 can only penetrate the first 10 microns of the ocean's surface and you don't have a leg to stand on with the claim that back radiation from CO2 (even if it existed) could warm the oceans...and there is the fact that the ocean is as poor an emitter in that wavelength as it is an emitter.