We investigate removal of air pollutants by the Three-North Shelter Forest (Green Great Wall) in China.
The trend of SO2 and NOx dry deposition velocity and flux over the TNRSF increase over the last three decades.
Increasing trends of deposition fluxes of SO2 and NOx are more evident in Central-North and Northeast China.
We show higher deposition fluxes of SO2 and NOx within the TNSF than outside TNRSF.
Stronger removal of air pollutants by the TNRSF is expected when other criteria air pollutants are taken into account.