Although aided by the clear weather, the rescue effort in Southern Manhattan transformed into a massive body recovery and earthmoving project over the weekend.
"We can confirm that we are engaged in an extensive runway re-surfacing project at Belfast International, but the unseasonal weather has prevented any substantive work taking place for almost three weeks, " it said.
Another project involved the establishment of daily ice and weather observations by indigenous monitors in Alaska, Canada and Russian Chukotka, thus providing an uninterrupted record of indigenous observations covering four consecutive ice seasons.
The main square of the regeneration project was also set to open that month but has been delayed until April because the wet and windy weather of last summer meant cranes had been unable to operate.
He said the airport is also moving forward with a runway expansion that will give mid-sized aircraft more options during inclement weather, but that project won't be finished until the end of next year.
So far Prof Martin's team have faced gale-force winds and blizzards, but with theweather improving they are reported to be ready to resume the largest-ever species eradication project.
The project's chief scientist, Prof Geraint Vaughan of the University of Manchester, explained that entering a weather system is the only way to collect the key facts.