# diagnostics Section

This section configures **runtime diagnostics** for the model, including **statistics**, **collection intervals**, and **output settings**.

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 | **Parameter** | **Description** |
 |---------------|----------------|
 | `StatisticsFlag` | Flag to enable/disable statistics (`TRUE`, `FALSE`). |
 | `StatisticsAverage` | Flag to perform average processing (`TRUE`, `FALSE`). |
 | `StatisticsMinmax` | Flag to perform min/max processing (`TRUE`, `FALSE`). |
 | `StatisticsCollectionStart` | Start time for statistics collection (default: `2*#MODEL.$spinup./3600/24.0 days`). |
 | `StatisticsCollectionInterval` | Interval for statistics collection (default: `12 hours`). |
 | `StatisticsCollectionTics` | Time step interval for statistics collection (default: `600 s`). |
 | `StatisticsCollectionDuration` | Duration for statistics collection (default: `12 hours`). |
 | `DiagnosticsSetting` | Runtime diagnostics settings (e.g., `id=NONE active=FALSE start=0 interval=12 tics=600 duration=12`). |
 | `StatisticsFileConvention` | Filename template for diagnostics archiving (default: `diagnostics-YYYY.MM.nc`). |