We present results from SOHO/UVCS measurements of the density and flow spee
d of plasma at the Sun and again of the same plasma by Ulysses/SWOOPS in th
e solar wind. UVCS made measurements at 3.5 and 4.5 solar radii and Ulysses
was at 5.1 AU. Data were taken for nearly 2 weeks in May-June 1997 at 9-10
degrees north of the equator in the streamer belt on the east limb. Densit
y and flow speed were compared to see if near Sun characteristics are prese
rved in the interplanetary medium. By chance, Ulysses was at the very north
ern edge of the streamer belt. Nevertheless, no evidence was found of fast
wind or mixing of slow wind with fast wind coming from the northern polar c
oronal hole. The morphology of the streamer belt was similar at the beginni
ng and end of the observing period, but was markedly different during the m
iddle of the period. A corresponding change in density (but not flow speed)
was noted at Ulysses.