Editing Earth Observing System (section)

== Future missions ==
[[File:Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (2).jpg|thumb|Illustration of Sentinel 6B]]

=== Sentinel 6B ===
As the Earth Observing System becomes more crucial in studying the Earth's climate and changes, the program will continue to evolve. NASA along with other government agencies such as the European Space Agency and NASDA (Japan), have planned many future missions. Sentinel 6B is one such mission with the aim of continued water and ocean observations. A key objective of the sentinel missions is to monitor sea level rise, a primary indicator of climate change and global warming. As Paris Agreement policy and more countries aim for a carbon neutral world, the data collected by Sentinel missions will assist in the continued understanding of the Earth's changing climate. It is also expected that one of the sentinel satellites will test a new experiment with regards to weather prediction. As a part of its payload, it will use Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO), a method to detail changes and information of different layers in the atmosphere.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Platnick |first=S |date=2022 |title=Sentinel-6B {{!}} NASA's Earth Observing System |url=https://eospso.nasa.gov/missions/sentinel-6b|website=NASA EOS}}</ref>

=== JPSS-3 and 4 ===
JPSS or Joint Polar Satellite systems are expected to launch in 2027. This project will be an  intergovernmental collaboration between NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and will observe a new generation of Polar Orbiting environmental satellites. Crucially, these polar orbiting satellites are non-geosynchronous meaning these two satellites will have an inclination angle of close to 90 degrees to the equator. Crucially this project is continuing and is the third and fourth satellite in the JPSS series. The payload for this type of satellite will include Visible Infrared imaging Radiometer, Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder and Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite. The data collected by these variety of instruments will included numerical weather prediction to be used for modelling and forecast prediction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Platnick |first=Steven |title=Future Missions Earth Observing System |url=https://eospso.nasa.gov/future-missions |website=NASA's Earth Observing System}}</ref>

=== EVM-3 INCUS ===
[[File:Cumulonimbus incus over Warsaw, Poland.jpg|thumb|Cumuionimbus INCUS clouds over Poland. The aim of EVM-3 INCUS is to investigate the formation of these clouds and thunderstorms often associated.]]
A branch of the Earth Venture Missions, the Investigation of Convective Updrafts missions is planned to have three small satellites. The three satellites will orbit in tight coordination and will have the aim of understanding the formation of convective storms and heavy precipitation. It aims to know not only how, but know exactly where and when they will form. Although still in planning and development stages, the first of the three satellites in EVM-3 in 2027. After deliberation between 12 proposals of EVM in 2021, the INCUS mission was selected after a review by panellists. NASA's Earth Science Director Karen St. Germain stated, "In a changing climate, more accurate information about how storms develop and intensify can help improve weather models and our ability to predict risk of extreme weather." As the effects of climate change are ever more increasing with increasing sea level temperatures globally, it is predicted that storms will have a greater intensity and occur more often. This is a result of increased water vapour moving upwards creating the convection currents. INCUS will help scientist understand these currents and help predict the likelihood and location of major storms when fully operational.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Potter |first=Sean |date=2021-11-05 |title=NASA Selects New Mission to Study Storms, Impacts on Climate Models |url=http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-new-mission-to-study-storms-impacts-on-climate-models |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=NASA}}</ref>