diff --git a/resources/inference/templates/icon-ch1-typeOfLevel=meanSea.grib b/resources/inference/templates/icon-ch1-typeOfLevel=meanSea.grib
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diff --git a/resources/inference/templates/icon-ch1_generate_templates.sh b/resources/inference/templates/icon-ch1_generate_templates.sh
index 57eca04e..ec1c47ef 100755
--- a/resources/inference/templates/icon-ch1_generate_templates.sh
+++ b/resources/inference/templates/icon-ch1_generate_templates.sh
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ grib_copy -w shortName=PS $SFC_SAMPLE /dev/stdout | grib_set -d 0 - icon-ch1-typ
 
 # template for typeOfLevel=isobaricInhPa
 grib_copy -w shortName=T,level=500 $PL_SAMPLE /dev/stdout | grib_set -d 0 - icon-ch1-typeOfLevel=isobaricInhPa.grib
+
+# template for typeOfLevel=meanSea
+grib_copy -w shortName=PMSL $SFC_SAMPLE /dev/stdout | grib_set -d 0 - icon-ch1-typeOfLevel=meanSea.grib
diff --git a/resources/inference/templates/ifs-levtype=sfc.grib b/resources/inference/templates/ifs-levtype=sfc.grib
index 52f48f75..fe1b80e1 100644
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diff --git a/resources/inference/templates/templates_index_icon.yaml b/resources/inference/templates/templates_index_icon.yaml
index 0d90df54..d4bb2a43 100644
--- a/resources/inference/templates/templates_index_icon.yaml
+++ b/resources/inference/templates/templates_index_icon.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 
 # ICON-CH1 templates
-- - {levtype: pl}
+- - {levtype: pl, param: [T, QV, U, V, OMEGA, FI]}
   - resources/icon-ch1-typeOfLevel=isobaricInhPa.grib
 
 - - {levtype: sfc, param: [T_2M, TD_2M, U_10M, V_10M]}
   - resources/icon-ch1-typeOfLevel=heightAboveGround.grib
 
-- - {levtype: sfc, param: [FR_LAND, TOC_PREC, PMSL, PS, FIS, T_G]}
+- - {levtype: sfc, param: [FR_LAND, PS, FIS, T_G, SKT]}
   - resources/icon-ch1-typeOfLevel=surface.grib
 
+- - {levtype: sfc, param: [PMSL]}
+  - resources/icon-ch1-typeOfLevel=meanSea.grib
+
 - - {levtype: sfc, param: [TOT_PREC]}
   - resources/icon-ch1-shortName=TOT_PREC.grib