An ombrotrophic peat bog is a domed peatland in which the surface peat layers are hydrologically isolated from the influence of local ground and surface water, and are fed exclusively by atmospheric deposition consisting of both soild particles and mineral substances dissolved in rain water.It has proven to be a good continental geochemical archive, and has the unique advantage of a wide global distribution.It preserves intact atmospheric environmental changes' signatures including seasalt aerosol, soildust, acid deposition, heavy metals, and organic pollutants. An efficient method to reconstruct a history of atmospheric environmental variation includes a chronological framework using geological dating techniques followed by biogeochemical analysis of a wide range of proxies. This paper reviews the approaches used to establish depth—age relationships in peat chronologies, and summarizes a large number of informed studies relative to deducing historical influence of ocean, rock—soil and human society on atmosphere. Finally, the slightly insufficient parts as well as the prospect of peat bog archives towards atmospheric variations are put forward.