diff --git a/src/libcode/vx_data2d_grib2/data2d_grib2.cc b/src/libcode/vx_data2d_grib2/data2d_grib2.cc
index 6a3f40574d..fa58324f73 100644
--- a/src/libcode/vx_data2d_grib2/data2d_grib2.cc
+++ b/src/libcode/vx_data2d_grib2/data2d_grib2.cc
@@ -198,8 +198,9 @@ bool MetGrib2DataFile::data_plane(VarInfo &vinfo, DataPlane &plane) {
    if( 1 < listMatch.size() ){
       ConcatString msg;
       for(size_t i=0; i < listMatch.size(); i++) {
-         msg << "record " << listMatch[i]->RecNum
+         msg << "  Record " << listMatch[i]->RecNum
              << " field " << listMatch[i]->FieldNum
+             << ", table 4." << listMatch[i]->PdsTmpl
              << ": ipdtmpl[" << listMatch[i]->IPDTmpl.n()
              << "] = ";
          for(int j=0; j < listMatch[i]->IPDTmpl.n(); j++) {
@@ -259,8 +260,9 @@ int MetGrib2DataFile::data_plane_array( VarInfo &vinfo,
       if( 1 < listMatchExact.size() ){
          ConcatString msg;
          for(size_t i=0; i < listMatchExact.size(); i++) {
-            msg << "record " << listMatchExact[i]->RecNum
+            msg << "  Record " << listMatchExact[i]->RecNum
                 << " field " << listMatchExact[i]->FieldNum
+                << ", table 4." << listMatchExact[i]->PdsTmpl
                 << ": ipdtmpl[" << listMatchExact[i]->IPDTmpl.n()
                 << "] = ";
             for(int j=0; j < listMatchExact[i]->IPDTmpl.n(); j++) {
@@ -729,11 +731,17 @@ void MetGrib2DataFile::read_grib2_record_list() {
          rec->PdsTmpl      = gfld->ipdtnum;
          rec->ParmCat      = gfld->ipdtmpl[0];
          rec->Parm         = gfld->ipdtmpl[1];
-         rec->Process      = gfld->ipdtmpl[2];
+
+         //  get the process id
+         if( gfld->ipdtnum != 46 && gfld->ipdtnum != 48 ) {
+            rec->Process   = gfld->ipdtmpl[2];
+         }
 
          //  get the level type
          if( gfld->ipdtnum == 46 ) {
             rec->LvlTyp    = gfld->ipdtmpl[15];
+         } else if( gfld->ipdtnum == 48 ) {
+            rec->LvlTyp    = gfld->ipdtmpl[20];
          } else {
             rec->LvlTyp    = gfld->ipdtmpl[9];
          }
@@ -746,10 +754,16 @@ void MetGrib2DataFile::read_grib2_record_list() {
          //  check for template number 46
          if( gfld->ipdtnum == 46 ) {
             rec->LvlVal1 = scaled2dbl(gfld->ipdtmpl[16], gfld->ipdtmpl[17]);
-            rec->LvlVal2 = rec->LvlVal1;    
-           //  check for special fixed level types (1 through 10 or 101) and set the level values to 0
-           //  Reference: https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/grib2/grib2_doc/grib2_table4-5.shtml
-         } else if( (rec->LvlTyp >= 1 && rec->LvlTyp <= 10) || rec->LvlTyp == 101 ) {
+            rec->LvlVal2 = rec->LvlVal1;
+         }
+         //  check for template number 48
+         else if( gfld->ipdtnum == 48 ) {
+            rec->LvlVal1 = scaled2dbl(gfld->ipdtmpl[21], gfld->ipdtmpl[22]);
+            rec->LvlVal2 = rec->LvlVal1;
+         }
+         //  check for special fixed level types (1 through 10 or 101) and set the level values to 0
+         //  Reference: https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/grib2/grib2_doc/grib2_table4-5.shtml
+         else if( (rec->LvlTyp >= 1 && rec->LvlTyp <= 10) || rec->LvlTyp == 101 ) {
             rec->LvlVal1 = 0;
             rec->LvlVal2 = 0;
          } else {
@@ -806,6 +820,14 @@ void MetGrib2DataFile::read_grib2_record_list() {
             rec->PercVal = gfld->ipdtmpl[15];
          }
 
+         //  aerosol type and size for templates 46 and 48
+         if( 46 == gfld->ipdtnum || 48 == gfld->ipdtnum ){
+            rec->AerosolType         = gfld->ipdtmpl[2];
+            rec->AerosolIntervalType = gfld->ipdtmpl[3];
+            rec->AerosolSizeLower    = scaled2dbl(gfld->ipdtmpl[4], gfld->ipdtmpl[5]);
+            rec->AerosolSizeUpper    = scaled2dbl(gfld->ipdtmpl[6], gfld->ipdtmpl[7]);
+         }
+
          //  depending on the template number, determine the reference times
          if( 8 <= gfld->ipdtnum && 12 >= gfld->ipdtnum ){
 
diff --git a/src/libcode/vx_data2d_grib2/data2d_grib2.h b/src/libcode/vx_data2d_grib2/data2d_grib2.h
index 4191e19728..abf334a837 100644
--- a/src/libcode/vx_data2d_grib2/data2d_grib2.h
+++ b/src/libcode/vx_data2d_grib2/data2d_grib2.h
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ typedef struct {
    int DerType;
    int StatType;
    int PercVal;
+   int AerosolType;
+   int AerosolIntervalType;
+   double AerosolSizeLower;
+   double AerosolSizeUpper;
    IntArray IPDTmpl;
 } Grib2Record;