Data Systems Test (DST): 346 



Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory (DISL): 420 



David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies (DDMIIS) 

 145 



David Taylor Model Basin (DTMB): 396 



Decennie Hydrologique Internationale (DHI): See International 

 Hydrological Decade 



Decennie Internationale d'Exploration des Oceans (DIEO): See 

 International Decade of Ocean Exploration 



Declared National Program (DNP): 669 



Deep Aircraft Expendable Bathythermograph (DAXBT): 



Deep Ocean Mining Environmental Study (DOMES): 364, 371 



Deep Ocean Mining Operations (DOMO): 371 



Deep Ocean Moored Buoy (DOME): 372 



Deep Ocean Optical Measurement Program (DOOM): 393 



Deep Ocean Sediment Probe (DOSP) 



Deep Ocean Technology (DOT) 



Deep Ocean Untended Digital Data Acquisition System (DOUDDAS) 



Deep Ocean Work Boat (DOWB) 



Deep Research Vessels (DRV) 



Deep Scattering Layer (DSL) 



Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP): 97, 295, 416, 424 



Deep Surface Expendable Bathythermograph (DSXBT) : 



Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) 



Deep Submergence Search Vehicle (DSSV) 



Deep Underwater Muon and Neutrino Detection (DUMAND): 372 



Deep Water Isotopic Current Analyzer (DWICA) : 399 



Deep Water Ports (DWP): 381, 411, 412, 471 



Deepwater Ports Act (DWPA) : 412 



Deepwater Ports Project Office (DPPO): 375 



Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA): 380 



171 



