1.   These joint systems play an important role in the development of weathering forms and of drainage patterns.

2.   Scientists fear that digging into Trail Ridge will alter drainage patterns in the swamp.

3.   Subdivisions can cause crop losses by altering drainage patterns in nearby fields.

4.   Sunbelt has the advantage of drainage patterns that leave lots of land to develop.

5.   Civilian uses could include tracking deforestation, mapping drainage patterns and producing better hiking maps of remote, mountainous areas.