The LIFeLiDAR field team on the dock at the Venice lagoon during the ESA PHY2FLEX campaign, the survey vessel moored alongside

ESA PHY2FLEX, Venice 2025

The first joint marine operation of the LIFL-11, mFL-12, and mHR-2, completed in the Venetian Lagoon from 7 to 9 October 2025 during ESA's PHY2FLEX campaign

Field record

Processed scan awaiting publication

The deployment is part of the field record. Its processed measurements will be added here when the campaign dataset is released.

ADRIATIC SEA, 45.43° N, 12.33° E ● ESA PHY2FLEX

Fig. 1 Deployment location. Adriatic Sea, 45.43° N, 12.33° E, with campaign notes below

From 7 to 9 October 2025, LIFeLiDAR operated the LIFL-11, mFL-12, and mHR-2 together in the Venetian Lagoon. The work formed part of the European Space Agency’s PHY2FLEX campaign, with vessel support from Italy’s Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.

The three-day programme provided the first joint marine test of the current instrument suite under spray, vessel motion, and changing natural light. On 8 October, the mHR-2 recorded above-water Rrs while the active LIF instruments measured fluorescence in the same water. These synchronous observations form the paired record used in satellite cal/val.