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The supplementary material contains sound examples from the Klima|Anlage ("Climate Control Unit") performing climate data from 1950 to 2100 for various regions. The overall soundscape of the Klima|Anlage has distinct sounds that can be followed over time and compared for different regions (one at a time). The eleven-year solar cycle leads to a slowly pulsating harmonic spectrum on a tetrachord instrument, with a period of roughly one minute; it is slowly detuned over time according to radiation balance data. Thunder sheets follow shorter, yearly cycles of the air temperature, and oscillate between a low grumbling and high intensity rattling. The noise of two marble plates placed on a record player mimics large wind intensities in the higher atmosphere, changing from left to right in the stereo panorama as the wind direction reverses. Furthermore, resonant water drops vary in their rate from random single drops to heavy rain sound. Finally, an electronic „beep“ sound is used to map the global greenhouse gas emission concentrations and provide orientation over time. The beeping rate increases with rising concentrations.

Tibet:
Northern Europe:
Amazon:
Australia:
Greenland:
Sahara:
Indonesia:
Western North America:
South Africa:
East Canada:
Central Asia:
Middle Europe: