Sonification of the atmospheric carbon record over the Holocene epoch

This piece is part of a collection of sound compositions called Timescales, which sonifies datasets spanning different time scales of the atmospheric carbon record. The Holocene is a geologic epoch which began approximately 11,700 years ago as the last glaciation ended. At the onset of the Holocene, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations were approximately 265 ppm, and they remained below 280 ppm until the 18th century and the dawn of the industrial revolution. The Holocene composition creates an experience of listening to the stable climate of the Holocene epoch, and hearing the end of the Holocene and the beginning of the Anthropocene.