User blog comment:Darthkenobi0/Ask A Geek Deuxieme Parti/@comment-1367054-20100423035726

@CE yes it does.

@Random Man, there are so many factors involved with the oceans that it takes scientists years to understand just a few of them, it's not so simple as the specific heat, you have to take into account currents, wind, clouds and other weather, solar activity, human activity, storms...