[Paal Gulli]

The role of the atmosphere in heating the oceans is negligible because water has a significantly higher specific heat.

It’s isn’t the air on top of the oceans that determines its temperature, it’s the land beneath it.

[Moltke]

Yes.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/04/06/energy-content-the-heat-is-on-atmosphere-vs-ocean/