These don't include 2012 - More audio Sonifications coming soon!
1958-2011 Audio Only
Daily Melt 1958-2011

Melting over the Greenland Ice Sheet (1958 - 2011). Take 1
Prof. Jonathan Perl and The Polar SEEDS Team
Daily Melting mapped to a simple Resonant Low-Pass Filter effect.
The passage of years – 1957-2011 – is marked by spoken word and bell.
Click on the image on the left for a screenshot.
Prof. Jonathan Perl and The Polar SEEDS Team
Daily Melting mapped to a simple Resonant Low-Pass Filter effect.
The passage of years – 1957-2011 – is marked by spoken word and bell.
Click on the image on the left for a screenshot.
Daily albedo and Daily melt 1958-2011

Melting over the Greenland Ice Sheet (1958 - 2011). Take 2
Prof. Jonathan Perl and The Polar SEEDS Team
Daily Melting mapped to a simple Resonant Low-Pass Filter effect as before.
Albedo (surface darkness/reflectivity/heat absorption) is mapped to both pitch and velocity (intensity) of a series of rapid steel drum notes.
Click on the image on the left for a screenshot.
Prof. Jonathan Perl and The Polar SEEDS Team
Daily Melting mapped to a simple Resonant Low-Pass Filter effect as before.
Albedo (surface darkness/reflectivity/heat absorption) is mapped to both pitch and velocity (intensity) of a series of rapid steel drum notes.
Click on the image on the left for a screenshot.
Yearly Melting 1958-2011 Musical Density

Melting over the Greenland Ice Sheet (1958 - 2011). Take 3
Prof. Jonathan Perl and The Polar SEEDS Team
Yearly Melting controls the Intensity of pre-composed “modular” music, using a variety of techniques.
Click on the image on the left for a screenshot.
Prof. Jonathan Perl and The Polar SEEDS Team
Yearly Melting controls the Intensity of pre-composed “modular” music, using a variety of techniques.
Click on the image on the left for a screenshot.