HFR-LaMMA
HFR system name:
HFR-LaMMA (LaMMA High Frequency Radar network)
Spatial location:
Ligurian and Northern Tyrrhenian Seas, including the Tuscan Archipelago
Sites (frequency):
HFR-LaMMA-CAST (13.5 MHz), HFR-LaMMA-LIVO (13.5 MHz), HFR-LaMMA-SVIN (13.5 MHz), HFR-LaMMA-TINL (13.5 MHz), HFR-LaMMA-PNSA (13.5 MHz)
Manufacturer:
CODAR
Owning institution:
Consorzio LaMMA (Laboratory for Monitoring and Environmental Modelling for Sustainable Development)
Operating institution:
Consorzio LaMMA (Laboratory for Monitoring and Environmental Modelling for Sustainable Development)
EDMO code:
5064
Contact names:
Bartolomeo Doronzo, Stefano Taddei, Carlo Brandini
Contact emails:
bartolomeo.doronzo@cnr.it; taddei@lamma.toscana.it; carlo.brandini@cnr.it
DOI:
Time coverage:
CAST (from 2021-06-22 to present),LIVO (from 2015-03-26 to present), SVIN (from 2015-04-18 to present), TINL (from 2018-08-30 to present), PNSA (from 2025-11-21 to present)
Description:
The HFR-LaMMA network consists of five CODAR SeaSonde HF radar systems operating at a nominal frequency of 13.5 MHz. The sites, located in Livorno, San Vincenzo, Castiglione della Pescaia, Isola del Tino, and Pianosa, collect hourly surface current measurements across the Ligurian and Northern Tyrrhenian Seas, including the Tuscan Archipelago.
Radial data are acquired with a range resolution of approximately 1.5 km, 5° angular spacing, and a typical radial coverage of 80–100 km. The combination of radial currents provides hourly total surface current fields over the upper ~0.3–2.5 m of the water column, mapped on a regular grid with kilometre scale resolution across the monitored region.
Publications:
- Doronzo, B., Bendoni, M., Taddei, S., Boccacci, A., & Brandini, C. (2025). Validating HF radar current accuracy via Lagrangian measurements and radar-to-radar comparisons in highly variable surface currents. Remote Sensing, 17(7), 1243. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17071243
- Doronzo, B., Bendoni, M., Taddei, S., Boccacci, A., & Brandini, C. (2025). A combined HF radar and drifter dataset for analysis of highly variable surface currents. Data, 10(7), 115. https://doi.org/10.3390/data10070115
- Lorente, P., Aguiar, E., Bendoni, M., Berta, M., Brandini, C., Caceres-Euse, A., Capodici, F., Cianelli, D., Ciraolo, G., Corgnati, L., Dadic, V., Doronzo, B., Drago, A., Dumas, D., Falco, P., Fattorini, M., Gauci, A., Gomez, R., Griffa, A., Guerin, C.-A., Hernandez-Carrasco, I., Hernandez-Lasheras, J., Licer, M., Magaldi, M. G., Mantovani, C., Mihanovic, H., Molcard, A., Mourre, B., Orfila, A., Revelard, A., Reyes, E., Sanchez, J., Saviano, S., Sciascia, R., Taddei, S., Tintoré, J., Toledo, Y., Ursella, L., Uttieri, M., Vilibic, I., Zambianchi, E., Cardin, V.. Coastal high-frequency radars in the Mediterranean – Part 1: Status of operations and a framework for future development. Ocean Sci., vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 761–795, Feb. 2022, doi: 10.5194/os-18-761-2022.
- Reyes, E., Aguiar, E., Bendoni, M., Berta, M., Brandini, C., Caceres-Euse, A., Capodici, F., Cardin, V., Cianelli, D., Ciraolo, G., Corgnati, L., Dadic, V., Doronzo, B., Drago, A., Dumas, D., Falco, P., Fattorini, M., Fernandes, M. J., Gauci, A., Gomez, R., Griffa, A., Guerin, C.-A., Hernandez-Carrasco, I., Hernandez-Lasheras, J., Licer, M., Lorente, P., Magaldi, M. G., Mantovani, C., Mihanovic, H., Molcard, A., Mourre, B., Revelard, A., Reyes-Suarez, C., Saviano, S., Sciascia, R., Taddei, S., Tintoré, J., Toledo, Y., Uttieri, M., Vilibic, I., Zambianchi, E., Orfila, A.. Coastal high-frequency radars in the Mediterranean – Part 2: Applications in support of science priorities and societal needs. Ocean Sci., vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 797–837, Feb. 2022, doi: 10.5194/os-18-797-2022.
HFR-LaMMA
Citation:
Operating Institution:
The HFR-LaMMA network has been developed and maintained with funding from the Interreg Italy–France Maritime projects IMPACT, SICOMAR, and SICOMAR-Plus.
The operational management and maintenance of the HFR-LaMMA network are carried out by the Marine Division of the LaMMA Consortium.