Transient storage is defined a the total thickness over a given time period that has experienced topographic change (Hazel et al. 2006; Schmidt & Grams 2011). When you have more then three DEMs, you can perform a transient storage analysis by first deriving the minimum and  maximum elevations over the entire time period for a given time series of topography. You then subtract the minimum from the maximum to get your transient storage thickness. In this lecture, we will show you how to do this analysis and discuss how you might interpret it.

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Relevant or Cited Literature

• 2011.Schmidt JC and Grams PE.  Understanding physcial processes of the colorado River. Melis TS (Ed), Effects of three high-flow experiments on the Colorado River ecosystem downstream from Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona. U.S. Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ, pp. 17-51.
• 2006. Hazel JE, Topping DJ, Schmidt JC and Kaplinski M. Influence of a dam on fine-sediment storage in a canyon river. Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface. 111(F1). DOI: F01025
  10.1029/2004jf000193.
  

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