Triple

T17846294
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Skelton Glacier E445668 entity
Predicate isGlacierOf P4580 FINISHED
Object Ross Ice Shelf drainage system
The Ross Ice Shelf drainage system is a network of glaciers and ice streams in Antarctica that channel ice from the continental interior into the Ross Ice Shelf.
E1290567 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: Ross Ice Shelf drainage system | Statement: [Skelton Glacier, isGlacierOf, Ross Ice Shelf drainage system]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ross Ice Shelf drainage system
Context triple: [Skelton Glacier, isGlacierOf, Ross Ice Shelf drainage system]
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • 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. 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.
  • E. Wordie Ice Shelf
    Wordie Ice Shelf is a former Antarctic ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula’s west coast that became notable for its rapid disintegration in the late 20th century, often cited as evidence of regional climate warming.
  • 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: Ross Ice Shelf drainage system
Triple: [Skelton Glacier, isGlacierOf, Ross Ice Shelf drainage system]
Generated description
The Ross Ice Shelf drainage system is a network of glaciers and ice streams in Antarctica that channel ice from the continental interior into the Ross Ice Shelf.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ross Ice Shelf drainage system
Target entity description: The Ross Ice Shelf drainage system is a network of glaciers and ice streams in Antarctica that channel ice from the continental interior into the Ross Ice Shelf.
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • 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. 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.
  • E. Wordie Ice Shelf
    Wordie Ice Shelf is a former Antarctic ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula’s west coast that became notable for its rapid disintegration in the late 20th century, often cited as evidence of regional climate warming.
  • 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_69d8b9f26f18819089c9e43250bee6ae completed April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e48ffb35248190a80a428686e06d87 completed April 19, 2026, 8:19 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0307039ae881909222fcc9827735d2 completed May 12, 2026, 10:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0307db9948819099bdf6f3b36893dd completed May 12, 2026, 10:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a030862678881908da2ffe271723572 completed May 12, 2026, 11 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:16 a.m.