diff --git a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/marsLevtypeConcept.def b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/marsLevtypeConcept.def
index 8a568ab6f..1f2c64121 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/marsLevtypeConcept.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/marsLevtypeConcept.def
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 'o2d'  = {typeOfFirstFixedSurface=102; typeOfSecondFixedSurface=255;gridDefinitionTemplateNumber=101;numberOfGridUsed=5;}
 'o2d'  = {typeOfFirstFixedSurface=102; typeOfSecondFixedSurface=255;gridDefinitionTemplateNumber=101;numberOfGridUsed=6;}
 'o2d'  = {typeOfFirstFixedSurface=102; typeOfSecondFixedSurface=255;gridDefinitionTemplateNumber=101;numberOfGridUsed=7;}
+'sfc'  = {typeOfFirstFixedSurface=254;}
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/typeOfLevelConcept.def b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/typeOfLevelConcept.def
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3044148ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/definitions/grib2/localConcepts/ecmf/typeOfLevelConcept.def
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Concept typeOfLevel
+'abstractLevel' = {typeOfFirstFixedSurface=254;}
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/0.0.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/0.0.table
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a48f89506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/0.0.table
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Code table 0.0 for ECMWF - Discipline of processed data in the GRIB message, number of GRIB Master table
+254 254 Model internal fields
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/4.1.254.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/4.1.254.table
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39abd06a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/4.1.254.table
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Product discipline 254 for ECMWF - Model internal fields 
+254 254 Covariances
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/4.2.254.254.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/4.2.254.254.table
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..170a12cab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/4.2.254.254.table
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Code table 4.2 - discipline=254 category=254 for ECMWF
+192 192 Covariance between 2-metre temperature and volumetric soil water layer 1 [K m**3 m**-3]
+193 193 Covariance between 2-metre relative humidity and volumetric soil water layer 1 [% m**3 m**-3]
+194 194 Covariance between surface soil moisture and volumetric soil water layer 1 [m**3 m**-3 m**3 m**-3]
+195 195 Covariance between 2-metre temperature and volumetric soil water layer 2 [K m**3 m**-3]
+196 196 Covariance between 2-metre relative humidity and volumetric soil water layer 2 [% m**3 m**-3]
+197 197 Covariance between surface soil moisture and volumetric soil water layer 2 [m**3 m**-3 m**3 m**-3]
+198 198 Covariance between 2-metre temperature and volumetric soil water layer 3 [K m**3 m**-3]
+199 199 Covariance between 2-metre relative humidity and volumetric soil water layer 3 [% m**3 m**-3]
+200 200 Covariance between surface soil moisture and volumetric soil water layer 3 [m**3 m**-3 m**3 m**-3]
+201 201 Covariance between 2-metre temperature and soil temperature layer 1 [K K]
+202 202 Covariance between 2-metre relative humidity and soil temperature layer 1 [% K]
+203 203 Covariance between 2-metre temperature and soil temperature layer 2 [K K]
+204 204 Covariance between 2-metre relative humidity and soil temperature layer 2 [% K]
+205 205 Covariance between 2-metre temperature and soil temperature layer 3 [K K]
+206 206 Covariance between 2-metre relative humidity and soil temperature layer 3 [% K]
+207 207 Covariance between 2-metre temperature and temperature of snow layer 1 [K K]
+208 208 Covariance between 2-metre relative humidity and temperature of snow layer 1 [% K]
+209 209 Covariance between 2-metre temperature and temperature of snow layer 2 [K K]
+210 210 Covariance between 2-metre relative humidity and temperature of snow layer 2 [% K]
+211 211 Covariance between 2-metre temperature and temperature of snow layer 3 [K K]
+212 212 Covariance between 2-metre relative humidity and temperature of snow layer 3 [% K]
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/4.5.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/4.5.table
index d479c0944..573e9d12f 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/4.5.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/local/ecmf/1/4.5.table
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 173 173 Top surface of snow, over ice, on sea, lake or river
+254 254 Abstract level with no vertical localization or meaning
diff --git a/definitions/mars/type.table b/definitions/mars/type.table
index 4850d9f43..1985ee678 100644
--- a/definitions/mars/type.table
+++ b/definitions/mars/type.table
@@ -73,3 +73,4 @@
 92 pfc Point values
 93 ppm Point value metrics
 94 gwt Weather types
+95 est Ensemble statistics