[AP] Introduction

Air pollution is originated from chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials that can cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or damages the environment.
It has a long-term record in the industrial nations and has become an increasing source of environmental degradation. Satellite remote sensing of air pollution has evolved dramatically over the last decade with the launches of various earth observaing satellites. Global or loacl scale observations are available for a wide range of species including atmospheric aerosols and gases (O3, NO2, CO, HCHO, SO2, etc). Applications of satellite observations are goin to be discussed and reported here for the visualization of the specific air pollution events and their application to public or scientific research.