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For more details:\n\n* [GCAM-Regions Tutorial](https://jgcri.github.io/helios/articles/vignette_gcam-regions.html) introduces how to use `helios` to calculate heating and cooling degree-days for 32 global regions in GCAM.\n* [GCAM-USA Tutorial](https://jgcri.github.io/helios/articles/vignette_gcam-usa.html) introduces how to use `helios` to calculate heating and cooling degree-hours for CONUS in GCAM-USA.\n\n\u003c!-- ------------------------\u003e\n\u003c!-- ------------------------\u003e\n# \u003ca name=\"Publications\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eRelated Publications\n\u003c!-- ------------------------\u003e\n\u003c!-- ------------------------\u003e\n\n- Khan, Z., Iyer, G., Patel, P., Kim, S., Hejazi, M., Burleyson, C. and Wise, M., 2021. Impacts of long-term temperature change and variability on electricity investments. 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