diff --git a/zppy/templates/land.cfg b/zppy/templates/land.cfg
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+[e3sm_diags]
+sets = "lat_lon","zonal_mean_xy","zonal_mean_2d","polar","cosp_histogram","meridional_mean_2d","enso_diags","qbo","diurnal_cycle","annual_cycle_zonal_mean","streamflow","zonal_mean_2d_stratosphere","aerosol_aeronet","aerosol_budget"
+
+[global_time_series]
+plots_original=""
+plots_lnd="TOTSOMC,TOTECOSYSC,NBP,TOTVEGC"
+
+[ilamb]