Two New Technical White Papers Published

Announcement

The Cal-Adapt team has published two new white papers covering the science and methods behind the Extreme Meteorological Year and Global Warming Level energy-sector climate products.

Author

Cal-Adapt

Published

August 12, 2026

In response to user requests for citable technical materials, the Cal-Adapt team has published two new white papers documenting the science and methods behind two energy-sector climate products.

Figure from 'Preparing for the Exceptional' showing a boxplot of Labor Day heatwave temperatures for TMY vs. 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5°C GWL conditions

Preparing for the Exceptional: Extreme Meteorological Years in Energy System Planning

Motivation and methods behind Cal-Adapt's Extreme Meteorological Year (XMY) climate profiles, developed for energy-sector applications, including use cases and limitations.

Figure from 'Global Warming Levels' comparing December precipitation maps of California under a time-based vs. GWL approach

Global Warming Levels: Bringing Global Warming Levels into Regional Climate Planning for the Energy Sector

Cal-Adapt's operationalization of the Global Warming Level (GWL) framework, which assesses regional climate outcomes at specific increments of global warming rather than at specific years.

Both papers are also available in the Reference Library on the Analytics Engine website, with citation details and permanent Zenodo records for “Preparing for the Exceptional: Extreme Meteorological Years in Energy System Planning” and “Global Warming Levels: Bringing Global Warming Levels into Regional Climate Planning for the Energy Sector”.