Assertion: extratropical cyclone | /r/CapableOf | act as mechanism
Facets:
value: in converting potential energy
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the classic analysis by Edward Lorenz (the Lorenz energy cycle), extratropical cyclones (so-called atmospheric transients) acts as a mechanism in converting potential energy that is created by pole to equator temperature gradients to eddy kinetic energy.