Modern Geodata Management: Application of Interdisciplinary Interpretation and Visualization in Central America

Figure 5

Overview map of the research area. The SRTM3 topographic dataset [28] and partly high-resolution bathymetry collected by the SFB 574 are combined. The high-resolution bathymetric data point to the dynamics of the tectonic environments and complex ocean floor bathymetry (Ranero et al. [33, 37]). The dataset was compiled from several cruises and is owned by the IfM-Geomar and the SFB 574. Some abbreviations also used in following figures are introduced: Lago Nicaragua (LN) with the Concepción volcano (CO) in Nicaragua, Nicoya Peninsula (NP), and Osa Peninsula (OP), both in Costa Rica, now from north to south: Rincón de la Vieja (RI) and Miravalles (MI) on the Cordillera Guanacaste (C-G); Arenal (AR) on the Cordillera Tilarán (C-Ti); Poás (PO), Irazú (IR), and Turrialba (TU) on the Cordillera Central (C-C) and finally the Cordillera de Talamanca (C-Ta). The Cocos Ridge (CR) collides with Central America in the southwest. (CP) stands for Cocos plate and (NP) for Nazca plate.