From 675df8fc485455ed8ddefa73ca4d95718024de63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastien Villaume <sebastien.villaume@ecmwf.int>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:10:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] adding base param to paramType

---
 definitions/grib2/template.4.chemical.def  | 3 ++-
 definitions/grib2/template.4.parameter.def | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/definitions/grib2/template.4.chemical.def b/definitions/grib2/template.4.chemical.def
index 45080ddf9..a1e3b32e2 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/template.4.chemical.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/template.4.chemical.def
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # (C) Copyright 2005- ECMWF.
 
-constant paramType = "chemical" ;
+transient paramType="chemical";
+unalias mars.paramtype ;
 alias mars.paramtype = paramType ;
 
 # Atmospheric chemical or physical constituent type
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/template.4.parameter.def b/definitions/grib2/template.4.parameter.def
index 84d7f3cbf..2b6da0061 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/template.4.parameter.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/template.4.parameter.def
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # (C) Copyright 2005- ECMWF.
 
+transient paramType = "base";
+alias mars.paramtype = paramType ;
+
 # Parameter category
 codetable[1] parameterCategory ('4.1.[discipline:l].table',masterDir,localDir) : dump;