Conventional　AOD　(Aerosol　Optical　Depth)　retrieval　is　restricted　to　the　global　and　regional　scale　due　to　the　limited　spatial　resolution　of　satellites.　This　does　not　allow　for　aerosol　monitoring　at　the　city　level.　The　Chinese　GF-1　Wide　Field　of　View　(WFV)　sensors　have　sufficiently　fine　resolution　as　a　data　source　for　AOD　retrieval　with　fine　spatial　resolution　and　a　4-day　revisit　time.　In　this　study,　principles　similar　to　those　in　the　Deep　Blue　(DB)　and　Dark　Target　(DT)　algorithms　were　used　to　retrieve　AOD　at　100　m　spatial　resolution　from　GF-1　WFV　images　supported　by　Moderate　Resolution　Imaging　Spectraradiometer　(MODIS)　surface　reflectance　(SR)　products　(MOD09A1).　The　derived　GF-1　WFV　AOD　were　compared　with　a　combination　of　MOD04_3K　DT　AOD　and　MOD04_L2　DB　AOD　(MODIS　AOD)　to　find　that　they　yield　reasonable　Spearman　correlations　(R-s　＞　0.82)　over　Taiwan　and　Beijing.　The　derived　GF-1　WFV　AOD　were　also　validated　against　Aerosol　Robotic　Network　(AERONET)　AOD;　the　Spearman　correlation　values　were　R-s　=　0.911　in　Beijing　and　R-s　=　0.858　in　Taiwan.　(C)　2019　COSPAR.　Published　by　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.