Assertion: extratropical cyclone | /r/IsA | baroclinic
Facets:
value: mainly
type: DEGREE
value: always
type: DEGREE
value: almost
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Although extratropical cyclones are almost always classified as baroclinic since they form along zones of temperature and dewpoint gradient within the westerlies, they can sometimes become barotropic late in their life cycle when the temperature distribution around the cyclone becomes fairly uniform with radius.
text: Extratropical cyclones are classified mainly as baroclinic, because they form along zones of temperature and dewpoint gradient known as frontal zones.