In a recent work,

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354541119_Drop_of_Solar_Wind_at_the_End_of_the_20th_Century

we showed that the average parameters of the solar wind in the last 2 solar cycles have dropped markedly compared to previous cycles. For example, the rate of mass loss by the Sun has dropped by ~1/3. Since the decrease in parameters is observed in all types of the solar wind, this fact cannot be explained by the redistribution of the observation frequency of different types of solar wind due to a decrease in the disturbed types. This drop in parameters can only be associated with a change in the processes on the Sun, which are associated with the formation of the solar wind.

Therefore, I would like to ask experts from neighboring fields of science a few questions.

1.What changes in the conditions and processes of the solar atmosphere can be associated with changes in the parameters of the solar wind?

2. What changes can this weakening of the solar wind lead to in the magnetosphere, ionosphere and space weather? Could this weakening lead to climate change if it lasts long enough?

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