 July 0, 0000 at 0:00 PM  gbaikie: "Well, Peter Minnett (RSMAS) doesn't appear to think the back radiation warms, but rather reduces the loss of the surface. But were back radiation were to actually warm the surface it would cause evaporation." No, what Minnett says is...... IR warms the skin temp (as well as increasing evap) AND reduces the heat flux up from the ocean depths. Incident IR on the skin cannot increase evaporation withou