Tracking diffuse, shearing deformation of continents is difficult. Numerical modelling of drainage evolution in the Southern Alps, New Zealand, suggests that rivers can act as dynamic markers of tectonic deformation over geological timescales.
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Kirby, E. Tectonically twisted rivers. Nature Geosci 5, 688–689 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1594
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