The Geodynamics group at the Geological Survey of Norway aims to develop robust and unifying models that can explain the coupling between mantle and plate evolution through Earth history.

Plate reconstructions provide critical constraints for the modeling of geodynamic processes acting between the lithosphere and the mantle. Combining data from the rock record with laboratory experiments and numerical models will enhance our understanding of specific mantle–lithosphere processes and features, including enigmatic topics such as LIPs, mantle plumes, and their surficial expressions as hotspots, particularly with respect to plume and hotspot stability with time. Central to the Team is a commitment to continue developing new modeling and visualisation software that will permit researchers to generate 2D and 3D outputs from models that link the fields of plate motions with lithospheric dynamics and convective processes in the mantle. Visual outputs serve as a common base for researchers to discuss and modify the models employed in the calculation, and allow data providers to check model results against the observed.