Triple
T3918804
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | ICESat missions |
E88908
|
entity |
| Predicate | focusesOn |
P31
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Antarctic Ice Sheet
The Antarctic Ice Sheet is the vast, continent-spanning mass of glacial ice covering Antarctica, holding the majority of Earth’s freshwater and playing a critical role in global sea-level and climate regulation.
|
E399075
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Antarctic Ice Sheet | Statement: [ICESat missions, focusesOn, Antarctic Ice Sheet]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Antarctic Ice Sheet Context triple: [ICESat missions, focusesOn, Antarctic Ice Sheet]
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A.
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the world’s largest ice shelf, a vast floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet that plays a key role in buttressing inland glaciers and influencing global sea-level stability.
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B.
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf is one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves, fringing the southern Weddell Sea and playing a key role in the region’s glaciology and ocean circulation.
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C.
McMurdo Ice Shelf
The McMurdo Ice Shelf is a large floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet located in the southwestern Ross Sea near Ross Island and McMurdo Sound.
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D.
Brunt Ice Shelf
The Brunt Ice Shelf is a vast floating expanse of glacial ice on the coast of Antarctica, known for its dynamic crevassing and as a key site for polar research and monitoring.
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E.
Larsen Ice Shelf
The Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its dramatic partial collapses that have highlighted the impacts of climate change.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Antarctic Ice Sheet Triple: [ICESat missions, focusesOn, Antarctic Ice Sheet]
Generated description
The Antarctic Ice Sheet is the vast, continent-spanning mass of glacial ice covering Antarctica, holding the majority of Earth’s freshwater and playing a critical role in global sea-level and climate regulation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Antarctic Ice Sheet Target entity description: The Antarctic Ice Sheet is the vast, continent-spanning mass of glacial ice covering Antarctica, holding the majority of Earth’s freshwater and playing a critical role in global sea-level and climate regulation.
-
A.
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the world’s largest ice shelf, a vast floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet that plays a key role in buttressing inland glaciers and influencing global sea-level stability.
-
B.
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
The Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf is one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves, fringing the southern Weddell Sea and playing a key role in the region’s glaciology and ocean circulation.
-
C.
McMurdo Ice Shelf
The McMurdo Ice Shelf is a large floating extension of the Antarctic ice sheet located in the southwestern Ross Sea near Ross Island and McMurdo Sound.
-
D.
Brunt Ice Shelf
The Brunt Ice Shelf is a vast floating expanse of glacial ice on the coast of Antarctica, known for its dynamic crevassing and as a key site for polar research and monitoring.
-
E.
Larsen Ice Shelf
The Larsen Ice Shelf is a large Antarctic ice shelf fringing the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, known for its dramatic partial collapses that have highlighted the impacts of climate change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69aed955229881909e85e73ffab1d343 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeed59485c819095c58edd053e3401 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5286830d08190bd6e583360136342 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5293b41748190929665970712707a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b529e9080481908ff0ec30b295cfc3 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:27 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:22 p.m.