Triple
T6746516
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Smith Glacier (Antarctica) |
E154230
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
West Antarctic outlet glaciers
West Antarctic outlet glaciers are fast-flowing ice streams that drain the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the surrounding oceans, playing a critical role in regional ice loss and global sea-level rise.
|
E615705
|
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: West Antarctic outlet glaciers | Statement: [Smith Glacier (Antarctica), partOf, West Antarctic outlet glaciers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Antarctic outlet glaciers Context triple: [Smith Glacier (Antarctica), partOf, West Antarctic outlet glaciers]
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A.
Whillans Ice Stream
Whillans Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing channel of ice in West Antarctica that drains part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Ross Ice Shelf.
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B.
Pine Island Glacier
Pine Island Glacier is one of Antarctica’s largest and fastest-melting glaciers, a major contributor to global sea-level rise located in West Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea sector.
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C.
Rutford Ice Stream
Rutford Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior ice sheet toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
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D.
Antarctic ice shelves
Antarctic ice shelves are vast, floating extensions of the Antarctic ice sheet that fringe the continent’s coastline and play a critical role in regulating global sea levels and climate.
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E.
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.
- 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: West Antarctic outlet glaciers Triple: [Smith Glacier (Antarctica), partOf, West Antarctic outlet glaciers]
Generated description
West Antarctic outlet glaciers are fast-flowing ice streams that drain the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the surrounding oceans, playing a critical role in regional ice loss and global sea-level rise.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Antarctic outlet glaciers Target entity description: West Antarctic outlet glaciers are fast-flowing ice streams that drain the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the surrounding oceans, playing a critical role in regional ice loss and global sea-level rise.
-
A.
Whillans Ice Stream
Whillans Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing channel of ice in West Antarctica that drains part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet into the Ross Ice Shelf.
-
B.
Pine Island Glacier
Pine Island Glacier is one of Antarctica’s largest and fastest-melting glaciers, a major contributor to global sea-level rise located in West Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea sector.
-
C.
Rutford Ice Stream
Rutford Ice Stream is a major fast-flowing glacier in West Antarctica that channels ice from the interior ice sheet toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
-
D.
Antarctic ice shelves
Antarctic ice shelves are vast, floating extensions of the Antarctic ice sheet that fringe the continent’s coastline and play a critical role in regulating global sea levels and climate.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69c6880ef37881909268a5a7299b9293 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d1b8a0f0819086b802983e8ffcb6 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c70b15ded88190a36fb86093ba5a3c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c70c334a90819084bb0b25bbc112cc |
completed | March 27, 2026, 11:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c70d0fcbc08190b3a7d0de3c634a5f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 11:04 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:10 p.m.