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Aviation Security Impacts Of Meteorological And Climatic Disruption, Melanie Wetzel Jan 2015

Aviation Security Impacts Of Meteorological And Climatic Disruption, Melanie Wetzel

Aviation / Aeronautics / Aerospace International Research Conference

Commercial and military flight operations are frequently imperiled or disrupted by meteorological conditions. Severe weather events and climate-related factors create aviation security impacts on airport siting and reliability, human safety, economic stability, military defense strategy, aircraft routing and computer systems vulnerability. Climate trends have been associated with increased frequency of storm surge incursions at coastal airports, intense snowfall accumulations, runway closures due to rainstorm runoff, extended periods of fog/stratus restrictions and severe-weather related risk from lightning, hail and icing. The economic and safety impacts of these events are being incorporated into long-term planning by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), …


Airports And Loci Of Aviation: Security Guidelines For Physical Design And Modification, Ibpp Editor Nov 2003

Airports And Loci Of Aviation: Security Guidelines For Physical Design And Modification, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides guidelines for the design and modification of loci and aviation from a security perspective.


The Evaluation Of Aviation Security And Security Incidents, Ibpp Editor Nov 2003

The Evaluation Of Aviation Security And Security Incidents, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes several difficulties in evaluating the efficacy of aviation security policies, programs, strategies, and tactics.


Weapons On Aircraft And Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor Oct 2003

Weapons On Aircraft And Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article presents Issues to consider in developing aviation security policy on the deployment and employment of weapons on aircraft by aircrew and air marshals.


Trends. Legislation, Bias, And The Funding Of Security Technology And Services, Ibpp Editor Oct 2003

Trends. Legislation, Bias, And The Funding Of Security Technology And Services, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the funding of security technologies and services, and the costs of potential bias in terms of legislation and procedures.


Biometric, Psychometric, And Sociometric Profiling, Ibpp Editor Oct 2003

Biometric, Psychometric, And Sociometric Profiling, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article articulates basic Issues in developing security-based profiling technologies.


Intelligence Support For Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor Oct 2003

Intelligence Support For Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes an introduction to and critique of intelligence support for aviation security.


Commentary On Philosophy And Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor Sep 2003

Commentary On Philosophy And Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article outlines how the formal study of philosophy can be applied to aviation security, considering the merits of the inclusion of philosophers in the international working groups tasked with discerning and commenting on aviation security trends and their relevance for intelligence and security activities.


Cappsii: Caveats On Progress, Ibpp Editor Jun 2003

Cappsii: Caveats On Progress, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies potential security shortfalls even in the context of improvements in counterterrorist profiling.


Trends. Aviation Security: Thinking About Capps, Capps Ii, And Beyond, Ibpp Editor Apr 2003

Trends. Aviation Security: Thinking About Capps, Capps Ii, And Beyond, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses computer assisted passenger prescreening systems (CAPPS) and aviation security.


Trends. Terrorism, Behavioral Profiling, And Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor Mar 2003

Trends. Terrorism, Behavioral Profiling, And Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the quest to improve aviation security by identifying behavioral indicators for terrorism.


The Recovery Of The Aviation Industry: The Aviation Security Challenge, Ibpp Editor Nov 2002

The Recovery Of The Aviation Industry: The Aviation Security Challenge, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article is based on a presentation made to the SAE 2002 World Aviation Congress on November 6, 2002 by the IBPP Editor. The article’s focus is on how representatives of the aviation industry need to think about aviation security to facilitate the industry’s economic recovery.


Trends. Aviation Security: Problems In Arguments Against Arming Pilots, Ibpp Editor Sep 2002

Trends. Aviation Security: Problems In Arguments Against Arming Pilots, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses a press release from the Violence Policy center, which strongly advocates against arming commercial airline pilots against terrorists.


Trends. Aviation Security I: Stopping Asking, Ibpp Editor Sep 2002

Trends. Aviation Security I: Stopping Asking, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the inclusion or exclusion of questions during airport security procedures.


Trends. Aviation Terrorism's Winning Hand, Ibpp Editor Aug 2002

Trends. Aviation Terrorism's Winning Hand, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses aviation security, terrorism, and the psychology behind pilot motivations for opting out of flying members of the Israeli government to Israel.


Special Article: Outline On Status Of Post-9/11 Aviation Security Initiatives, Part I, Ibpp Editor May 2002

Special Article: Outline On Status Of Post-9/11 Aviation Security Initiatives, Part I, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a commentary in an outline format on post-9/11 aviation security initiatives within the United States (US).


Biometrics And The Bottom Line For Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor Mar 2002

Biometrics And The Bottom Line For Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article attempts to identify the utility of biometric technology for variants of aviation security.


Human Technology And Terrorism: Implications For Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor Sep 2001

Human Technology And Terrorism: Implications For Aviation Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes common human vulnerabilities when using technology to minimize aviation security threat.


Aviation Security: An Analysis Of Opposition To Evaluating Racial Profiling Ii, Ibpp Editor Jan 2000

Aviation Security: An Analysis Of Opposition To Evaluating Racial Profiling Ii, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a further elaboration of last week's IBPP article on the Arab American Institute (AAI)'s opposition to the Department of Transportation's (DOT) initiative to evaluate the discriminatory impact of the Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening Program (CAPPS). It is based on an IBPP interview with the AAI President, James Zogby.


Aviation Security: An Analysis Of Opposition To Evaluating Racial Profiling, Ibpp Editor Jan 2000

Aviation Security: An Analysis Of Opposition To Evaluating Racial Profiling, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article analyzes a public rationale for opposing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) efforts to evaluate the discriminatory impact of the FAA's own Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System.


Aviation Security: The Human Element In Human Factors, Ibpp Editor Jan 1999

Aviation Security: The Human Element In Human Factors, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes aspects of social and political human functioning that are germane to security violations discovered by representatives of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) in tests at various United States (U.S.) airports. FAA reports on the violations were obtained by The New York Times through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act and discussed in the Times' January 11th Issue.


Critiquing Critiques Of Profiling In Aviation Security Screening Programs: Why The Aclu Has It Wrong, Ibpp Editor Jan 1998

Critiquing Critiques Of Profiling In Aviation Security Screening Programs: Why The Aclu Has It Wrong, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides commentary on the American Civil Liberty Union's (ACLU) criticisms of the Computer Assisted Passenger Screening System (CAPS) that was developed under the auspices of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support aviation security.