<p>NOAA Ships Fairweather and Rainier in Alaska. Both ships are designed and outfitted primarily for conducting hydrographic surveys in support of nautical charting, but are capable of many other missions in support of NOAA programs.
</p><p>To learn more about hydrography, visit:
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/">Office of Coast Survey</a>
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/july09/dd071509.mp3">What Is Hydrography?</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast.html#dd">Diving Deeper audio podcast</a>)
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/seafloor-mapping/welcome.html">Sea Floor Mapping</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/">National Ocean Service Education</a>)
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hydropalooza.noaa.gov/">Hydropalooza Survey Project</a>
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