Morning Glory cloud
E374299
The Morning Glory cloud is a rare, long, tube-shaped roll cloud that can stretch hundreds of kilometers and is famously observed in the skies over Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morning Glory cloud canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3625543 — 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: Morning Glory cloud Context triple: [Gulf of Carpentaria, hasPhenomenon, Morning Glory cloud]
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A.
Clouds
Clouds is a 1969 folk album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, featuring introspective songwriting and including her classic song "Both Sides, Now."
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B.
Clouds
"Clouds" is a stage play by British playwright Michael Frayn, known for its witty exploration of human relationships and social dynamics.
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C.
Hills cloud
The Hills cloud is a hypothesized dense inner region of the Oort Cloud thought to be a major reservoir of long-period comets surrounding the outer Solar System.
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D.
Wolken
Wolken is a philosophical work by the 18th-century German thinker Johann Georg Hamann, reflecting his characteristically critical and religiously grounded response to Enlightenment rationalism.
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E.
Mount Cloudmaker
Mount Cloudmaker is a prominent peak in New South Wales, Australia, known among bushwalkers for its challenging access and expansive views within the Greater Blue Mountains region.
- 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: Morning Glory cloud Target entity description: The Morning Glory cloud is a rare, long, tube-shaped roll cloud that can stretch hundreds of kilometers and is famously observed in the skies over Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria.
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A.
Clouds
Clouds is a 1969 folk album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, featuring introspective songwriting and including her classic song "Both Sides, Now."
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B.
Clouds
"Clouds" is a stage play by British playwright Michael Frayn, known for its witty exploration of human relationships and social dynamics.
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C.
Hills cloud
The Hills cloud is a hypothesized dense inner region of the Oort Cloud thought to be a major reservoir of long-period comets surrounding the outer Solar System.
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D.
Wolken
Wolken is a philosophical work by the 18th-century German thinker Johann Georg Hamann, reflecting his characteristically critical and religiously grounded response to Enlightenment rationalism.
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E.
Mount Cloudmaker
Mount Cloudmaker is a prominent peak in New South Wales, Australia, known among bushwalkers for its challenging access and expansive views within the Greater Blue Mountains region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arcus cloud
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meteorological phenomenon ⓘ roll cloud ⓘ |
| formsInEnvironment |
high humidity in the lower troposphere
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light to moderate low-level winds ⓘ stable boundary layer ⓘ temperature inversion near the surface ⓘ |
| hasAppearance | long, horizontal roll cloud ⓘ |
| hasCloudType |
cumulus
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stratocumulus ⓘ |
| hasFirstScientificDescriptionYear | 1940s ⓘ |
| hasLength | hundreds of kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNotableLocation | Burketown Morning Glory viewing area ⓘ |
| hasObservationFrequencyGlobally | very rare outside northern Australia ⓘ |
| hasObservationFrequencyInGulfOfCarpentariaSeason | often several events per season ⓘ |
| hasPeakMonths |
October
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September ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterestIn |
boundary-layer meteorology
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mesoscale meteorology ⓘ nonlinear atmospheric wave dynamics ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalOccurrence | late dry season in northern Australia ⓘ |
| hasShape | tube-shaped cloud band ⓘ |
| hasTourismAspect | attracts visitors to Burketown for cloud watching ⓘ |
| hasTypicalHeightAboveGround | about 100 to 2000 meters ⓘ |
| hasTypicalSpeed |
about 10 to 20 meters per second
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about 30 to 70 kilometers per hour ⓘ |
| hasTypicalWidth | about 1 to 2 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasVerticalMotion |
rising air on leading edge
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sinking air on trailing edge ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Burketown
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surface form:
Burketown, Queensland
gravity waves in the lower atmosphere ⓘ mesoscale solitons ⓘ sea-breeze fronts ⓘ |
| isDrivenBy |
gravity current dynamics
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propagating atmospheric bore ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo |
interaction of sea breezes from east and west coasts of Cape York Peninsula
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nocturnal cooling over land ⓘ synoptic-scale pressure patterns over northern Australia ⓘ |
| isMostFamouslyObservedIn |
Gulf of Carpentaria region
ⓘ
northern Australia ⓘ |
| isObservedNear |
Cape York Peninsula
ⓘ
Gulf Country ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | convergence lines over the Gulf of Carpentaria ⓘ |
| isRare | true ⓘ |
| isSoughtBy |
glider pilots
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hang glider pilots ⓘ sailplane pilots ⓘ |
| occursMostFrequentlyAtTimeOfDay | early morning ⓘ |
| producesEffect |
gust front conditions
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rapid changes in temperature and pressure at passage ⓘ sudden wind shift at surface ⓘ |
| provides | strong, long-lived lift for soaring aircraft ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Morning Glory cloud Description of subject: The Morning Glory cloud is a rare, long, tube-shaped roll cloud that can stretch hundreds of kilometers and is famously observed in the skies over Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.