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0Various orchestral instrumentsMajor events associated with the AnthropoceneTime / time period1st phase: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Globaïa, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDB), Stockholm Resilience Centre and Stockholm Environment Institute.

Second phase: Collaboration between Albaeco, Globaïa and Stockholm Resilience Centre, sponsored by the Swedish Postcode Foundation.		http://www.anthropocene.info/about.phphttp://www.anthropocene.info/anthropocene-timeline.php
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1TubaWorld PopulationMillion PeopleThe data for the World Population between 1900 and 1940 is taken from the UN publication 'The World at Six Billion'. The annual data for the World Population between 1950 and 2019 is taken from the UN's World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision.https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/world-population-1750-2015-and-un-projection-until-2100http://themasites.pbl.nl/tridion/en/themasites/hyde/basicdrivingfactors/population/index-2.htmlhttps://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
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2ViolinWorld GDP PPPTrillion dollarsNew Maddison Project Database, World Bank, Knoema World Atlas Rankingshttps://ourworldindata.org/grapher/world-gdp-over-the-last-two-millenniahttps://knoema.com/atlas/ranks/GDP-based-on-PPP
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3ViolaMeat (and Dairy) Production TonnesFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2020)https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-meat-productionhttp://www.fao.org/faostat/en/?#data/
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4Cello 1Global primary energy consumption - OilTerrawatt HoursVaclav Smil (2017). Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives. & BP Statistical Review of World Energy.https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-primary-energyhttp://vaclavsmil.com/2016/12/14/energy-transitions-global-and-national-perspectives-second-expanded-and-updated-edition/ ; https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html
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5Cello 2Global primary energy consumption - CoalTerrawatt HoursVaclav Smil (2017). Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives. & BP Statistical Review of World Energy.https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-primary-energyhttp://vaclavsmil.com/2016/12/14/energy-transitions-global-and-national-perspectives-second-expanded-and-updated-edition/ ; https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html
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6Cello 3Global primary energy consumption - GasTerrawatt HoursVaclav Smil (2017). Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives. & BP Statistical Review of World Energy.https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-primary-energyhttp://vaclavsmil.com/2016/12/14/energy-transitions-global-and-national-perspectives-second-expanded-and-updated-edition/ ; https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html
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7Double bass 1CO2 Atmospheric ConcentrationParts per millionBefore 1959: Antarctic Ice Cores Revised 800KYr CO2 Data (World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder and NOAA Paleoclimatology Program)

After 1959: NOAA ESRL DATA		https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/antarctica/antarctica2015co2composite.txtftp://aftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/products/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.txthttps://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/data.html
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8Double bass 2Surface Temperature AnomaliesDegrees CelciusBefore 1880: A Reconstruction of Regional and Global Temperature for the Past 11,300 Years Shaun A. Marcott1, Jeremy D. Shakun2, Peter U. Clark1, Alan C. Mix1

After 1880: NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS).		https://science.sciencemag.org/content/339/6124/1198https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/https://www.tmrow.com/climatechange
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9Ocean sound samplesSea Level RiseMetresFleming et al. 1998, Fleming 2000, and Milne et al. 2005.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Post-Glacial_Sea_Level.pnghttps://coastadapt.com.au/how-climate-and-sea-level-have-changed-over-long-term-past
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10Freshwater sound samplesBiodiversity Decline - FreshwaterPercentage since 1970OWID : WWF global-living-planet-index-across-environmentshttp://awsassets.panda.org/downloads/lpr_living_planet_report_2016.pdfhttp://www.livingplanetindex.org/data_portalhttps://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-living-planet-index-across-environments
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11Marine sound samplesBiodiversity Decline - MarinePercentage since 1970OWID : WWF global-living-planet-index-across-environmentshttp://awsassets.panda.org/downloads/lpr_living_planet_report_2016.pdfhttp://www.livingplanetindex.org/data_portalhttps://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-living-planet-index-across-environments
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12Terrestrial sound samplesBiodiversity Decline - TerrestrialPercentage since 1970OWID : WWF global-living-planet-index-across-environmentshttp://awsassets.panda.org/downloads/lpr_living_planet_report_2016.pdfhttp://www.livingplanetindex.org/data_portalhttps://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-living-planet-index-across-environments
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13Nuclear reactor sound samplesGlobal primary energy consumption - NuclearTerrawatt HoursVaclav Smil (2017). Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives. & BP Statistical Review of World Energy.https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-primary-energyhttp://vaclavsmil.com/2016/12/14/energy-transitions-global-and-national-perspectives-second-expanded-and-updated-edition/ ; https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html
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14Wood burning sound samplesGlobal primary energy consumption - Traditional BiofuelsTerrawatt HoursVaclav Smil (2017). Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives. & BP Statistical Review of World Energy.https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-primary-energyhttp://vaclavsmil.com/2016/12/14/energy-transitions-global-and-national-perspectives-second-expanded-and-updated-edition/ ; https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html
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15Hydro electric power station sound samplesGlobal primary energy consumption - Traditional BiofuelsTerrawatt HoursVaclav Smil (2017). Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives. & BP Statistical Review of World Energy.https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-primary-energyhttp://vaclavsmil.com/2016/12/14/energy-transitions-global-and-national-perspectives-second-expanded-and-updated-edition/ ; https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html
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16Plastic sound samplesGlobal Plastics ProductionMillion tonnesGeyer, R., Jambeck, J. R., & Law, K. L. (2017). Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Science Advances, 3(7), e1700782.http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/7/e1700782.fullhttps://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-plastics-production
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17Fertiliser production sound samplesFertiliser ConsumptionMillion tonnesOlivier Rousseau, IFA; IFA database.https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-fertilizer-production-by-nutrient-tonneshttp://www.anthropocene.info/ga-se7.phphttp://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/RA
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18Aviation sound samplesInternational TourismMillion arrivalsData for 1950-1994 are from UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) 2006 and data for 1995-2004 are from UNWTO 2011, data for 2005-2010 are from UNWTO 2014.http://mkt.unwto.org/barometerhttp://www.anthropocene.info/ga-se12.php
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19Rainforest sound samplesTropical Forest DeclinePercentageJulia Pongratz, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Stanford, US; Pongratz et al. 2008. AD 1700 to 1992 is based on reconstructions of land use and land cover (Pongratz et al. 2008). Beyond 1992 is based on the IMAGE land use model.https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2007GB003153http://www.anthropocene.info/ga-es10.php
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20Coral reef sound samplesOcean acidificationNmol kg-1James Orr, LSCE/IPSL, France; Bopp et al. 2013 and IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, Working Group 1, Chapter 6 (Ciais et al. 2013).https://ar5-syr.ipcc.ch/resources/htmlpdf/WG1AR5_Chapter06_FINAL/http://www.anthropocene.info/ga-es6.php
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21Methane gas sound samplesCH4 (Methane) Atmospheric ConcentrationParts per billionD. Etheridge CSIRO, Australia; MacFarling Meure et al. 2004 and 2006; Langenfelds et al., 2011.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240490870_Law_dome_CO2_CH4_and_N2O_ice_core_records_extended_to_2000_years_BPhttp://www.anthropocene.info/ga-es3.php
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22Nitrous oxide sound samplesNO2 (Nitrous Oxide) Atmospheric ConcentrationParts per billionD. Etheridge CSIRO, Australia; MacFarling Meure et al. 2004 and 2006; Langenfelds et al., 2011.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240490870_Law_dome_CO2_CH4_and_N2O_ice_core_records_extended_to_2000_years_BPhttp://www.anthropocene.info/ga-es2.php
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