Latitude Temperature Precipitation Distribution of Climate Regions Latitude has the greatest impact on climate since it determines the amount of sunlight an area receives. (slideplayer.com)
Position on a Continent Temperature Precipitation Distribution of Climate Regions - Due to water's better ability to hold heat longer, areas around coastlines tend to have warmer climates than areas that are further away from water. (slideplayer.com)
But in a given model you can often find ways of altering the model's climate sensitivity through the sub-grid convection and cloud schemes that affect cloud feedback, but you have to tread carefully because the cloud simulation exerts a powerful control on the atmospheric circulation, top - of - atmosphere (TOA) and surface radiative flux patterns, the tropical precipitation distribution, etc.. (gfdl.noaa.gov)