Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project
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The Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project is an international scientific initiative that drills and analyzes ice cores from Roosevelt Island in Antarctica to reconstruct past climate and ice-sheet behavior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13489788 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project Context triple: [Roosevelt Island (Antarctica), hostsProject, Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project]
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A.
Baltimore Ecosystem Study
The Baltimore Ecosystem Study is a long-term ecological research project that examines how urbanization affects ecological processes and human–environment interactions in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
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B.
Global 30 Project
The Global 30 Project was a Japanese government initiative aimed at promoting the internationalization of selected universities by expanding English-taught degree programs and attracting more international students.
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C.
Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project
The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project is a scientific initiative that independently analyzes and reconstructs global land and ocean temperature records to better understand climate change.
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D.
Jamestown Rediscovery project
The Jamestown Rediscovery project is an archaeological initiative dedicated to uncovering, studying, and preserving the remains and artifacts of the original 1607 English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
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E.
Deep Sea Drilling Project
The Deep Sea Drilling Project was an international scientific ocean drilling program (1968–1983) that revolutionized understanding of plate tectonics, seafloor spreading, and Earth’s geological history by recovering deep-sea sediment and crust samples.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project Target entity description: The Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project is an international scientific initiative that drills and analyzes ice cores from Roosevelt Island in Antarctica to reconstruct past climate and ice-sheet behavior.
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A.
Baltimore Ecosystem Study
The Baltimore Ecosystem Study is a long-term ecological research project that examines how urbanization affects ecological processes and human–environment interactions in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
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B.
Global 30 Project
The Global 30 Project was a Japanese government initiative aimed at promoting the internationalization of selected universities by expanding English-taught degree programs and attracting more international students.
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C.
Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project
The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project is a scientific initiative that independently analyzes and reconstructs global land and ocean temperature records to better understand climate change.
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D.
Jamestown Rediscovery project
The Jamestown Rediscovery project is an archaeological initiative dedicated to uncovering, studying, and preserving the remains and artifacts of the original 1607 English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
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E.
Deep Sea Drilling Project
The Deep Sea Drilling Project was an international scientific ocean drilling program (1968–1983) that revolutionized understanding of plate tectonics, seafloor spreading, and Earth’s geological history by recovering deep-sea sediment and crust samples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic research program
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ice core drilling project ⓘ paleoclimate study ⓘ scientific research project ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve understanding of West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability
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provide data for climate models ⓘ reconstruct past climate ⓘ reconstruct past ice-sheet behavior ⓘ |
| analyzes |
aerosol and dust content in ice cores
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greenhouse gas concentrations in ice cores ⓘ ice core stratigraphy ⓘ stable water isotopes ⓘ |
| conductsResearchAt | Roosevelt Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductsResearchOnContinent | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
reconstruction of Holocene climate in Antarctica
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understanding of ice divide evolution ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
assessment of future sea-level rise scenarios
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climate model validation ⓘ ice-sheet model validation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
NERFINISHED
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marine-based ice-sheet margins ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | RICE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryArchive | Roosevelt Island ice core GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
climate science
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cryosphere research ⓘ glaciology ⓘ paleoclimatology ⓘ |
| hasStudyRegion |
Ross Ice Shelf sector
NERFINISHED
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Ross Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigates |
atmospheric circulation changes over Antarctica
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grounding-line stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ regional climate variability in the Ross Sea sector ⓘ |
| involves | international collaboration ⓘ |
| isInternational | true ⓘ |
| providesInformationOn |
ice-sheet response to climate change
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past sea-level contributions from Antarctica ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Antarctic ice core projects
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climate evolution studies ⓘ |
| studies |
Antarctic climate history
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ice-sheet dynamics ⓘ ice-sheet stability ⓘ past climate variability ⓘ |
| typeOfCore | deep ice core GENERATED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
ice core analysis
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ice core drilling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project Description of subject: The Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project is an international scientific initiative that drills and analyzes ice cores from Roosevelt Island in Antarctica to reconstruct past climate and ice-sheet behavior.
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