Standard

BS ISO 18386:2025

Soil quality. Screening method for soil temperature. Measurement by infrared (IR) thermometer

Current

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Published:

30 Jun 2025

1 Scope

This document specifies a method for quick measurement of soil temperature using an infrared (IR) thermometer.

The method is applicable to a variety of technical fields, including geology, geotechnics, biology and agricultural sciences, as well as climate change studies and metrological investigation.

NOTE The method designated in this document is recognized as a quick measurement in ISO 4974 and meets the definition of screening method as designated in ISO 12404:2021, 3.2.

BSI recommends this version of standard for organisations operating in or with the UK. The ISO edition is available here if required.

Product Details

Descriptors

Soils

Test equipment

Screening equipment

Common terms

Measurement

Testing

Thermometers

ICS Codes

13.080.05 Examination of soils in general

Committee

EH/4

International relationships

Identical to:

ISO 18386

ISBN

978 0 539 24400 7

Publisher

BSI