During that time, they can analyze the results and publish papers on their research. When the moratorium is up, the data are made available to any scientist who wishes to study them. Eventually, all the open data will be accessible to scientists around the world via the World Wide Web. Out on deck, the Resolution is getting a major cleaning. Inside, though, the ship seems almost empty.
Sunburns soon reveal where a few people have been spending time.
There are a few plastic chaise lounges in a sheltered area behind the DP shack at the top of the ship. This area, surrounded by packing crates, air vents and cylinders of industrial gases, has become an informal beach. The stiff breeze that blows steadily over the ship is cooling and some people have failed to remember that the sun reaches almost directly overhead at this latitude. The light reflected from the white walls of the deckhouses doesn't help, either. Though the surroundings are a bit austere, it is possible to feel very contented out here.