RA IV
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RA IV is the World Meteorological Organization’s Regional Association for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, coordinating meteorological and hydrological activities across those countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RA IV canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8224871 — 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: RA IV Context triple: [Regional Association IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), shortName, RA IV]
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A.
R4
R4 is a government office building in Oslo that forms part of Norway’s central Regjeringskvartalet complex.
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B.
R-4
The R-4 is a World War II–era Sikorsky helicopter recognized as the first mass-produced helicopter and the first to be used operationally by the U.S. military.
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C.
RIV
RIV is the IATA airport code for March Air Reserve Base, a military airfield in Riverside County, California.
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D.
RA
RA is a prestigious post-nominal title indicating membership as a Royal Academician of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
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E.
RA
RA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, a principal artillery branch of the British Army.
- 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: RA IV Target entity description: RA IV is the World Meteorological Organization’s Regional Association for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, coordinating meteorological and hydrological activities across those countries.
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A.
R4
R4 is a government office building in Oslo that forms part of Norway’s central Regjeringskvartalet complex.
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B.
R-4
The R-4 is a World War II–era Sikorsky helicopter recognized as the first mass-produced helicopter and the first to be used operationally by the U.S. military.
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C.
RIV
RIV is the IATA airport code for March Air Reserve Base, a military airfield in Riverside County, California.
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D.
RA
RA is a prestigious post-nominal title indicating membership as a Royal Academician of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
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E.
RA
RA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, a principal artillery branch of the British Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Meteorological Organization regional association
ⓘ
intergovernmental regional body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RA IV ⓘ |
| associatedWith | World Meteorological Organization Regional Associations system ⓘ |
| classification |
WMO Regional Association for North America, Central America and the Caribbean
ⓘ
linked to:
WMO regional associations
|
| collaboratesWith |
national meteorological and hydrological services in its region
ⓘ
other WMO regional associations ⓘ |
| continentCovered | North America ⓘ |
| coordinates |
regional capacity development activities in meteorology and hydrology
ⓘ
regional early warning and disaster risk reduction initiatives ⓘ regional implementation of WMO technical regulations ⓘ |
| field |
climate services
ⓘ
disaster risk reduction related to meteorological and hydrological hazards ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ |
| focusArea |
climatology
ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ operational hydrology ⓘ |
| fullName | Regional Association IV ⓘ |
| governedBy | Regional Association IV session resolutions ⓘ |
| hasNumber | IV ⓘ |
| hasWorkingBody |
RA IV Management Group
ⓘ
linked to:
Regional Association IV Management Group
RA IV working groups ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| memberType |
WMO Member States and Territories in Central America
ⓘ
linked to:
WMO Member States
WMO Member States and Territories in North America ⓘ
linked to:
WMO Member States
WMO Member States and Territories in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | World Meteorological Organization ⓘ |
| purpose |
coordination of hydrological activities in North America, Central America and the Caribbean
ⓘ
coordination of meteorological activities in North America, Central America and the Caribbean ⓘ implementation of WMO programmes at the regional level ⓘ promotion of regional cooperation in weather, climate and water services ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| reportsTo | World Meteorological Congress ⓘ |
| sector | United Nations system ⓘ |
| standardizes |
hydrological observing practices in its region
ⓘ
meteorological observing practices in its region ⓘ |
| supportedBy | WMO Secretariat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RA IV Description of subject: RA IV is the World Meteorological Organization’s Regional Association for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, coordinating meteorological and hydrological activities across those countries.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.