Abstract
Warm-core ring 82-B (WCR 82-B) formed from a Gulf Stream meander in the winter of 1982. The T/S properties of the thermostad of the ring in April were different than the surrounding Slope Water and the possible source water, the Gulf Stream or the Sargasso Sea. A convective mixing model was applied to the formation of the thermostad of WCR 82-B. The T/S relationships derived using Gulf Stream source water were more consistent with the field observations in March and April than those obtained using the Sargasso Sea as the source water. Chemical data provided further support for distinguishing Gulf Stream rather than Sargasso Sea as the source. Contrary to earlier notions the source water for WCR 82-B was the Gulf Stream. The thermostad was not modified 18-degree water from the Sargasso Sea.
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