2.The vertical velocity is calculated directly from the raw dropsonde data, it is a preliminary attempt to use the vertical velocity for synoptic analysis.
2.This really fits into irresponsible reading, reading widely, reading a variable amount of literature which again as of the commonplace book helps with synoptic thinking.
3.As imperial historians have recently begun to discover, this kind of individual, human focus offers important gains, for which one may want to sacrifice some of the synoptic breadth afforded by armies of soldiers, missionaries, and administrators.