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Update get_ground_diffuse description #1883

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.10.4.rst
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Documentation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* Fixed broken URLs in various docstrings. (:pull:`1957`)
* Clarified documentation for :py:func:`~pvlib.irradiance.get_ground_diffuse`. (:pull:`1883`)

Requirements
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Contributors
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* :ghuser:`matsuobasho`
* Adam R. Jensen (:ghuser:`AdamRJensen`)
4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion pvlib/irradiance.py
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Expand Up @@ -553,7 +553,9 @@ def poa_components(aoi, dni, poa_sky_diffuse, poa_ground_diffuse):
def get_ground_diffuse(surface_tilt, ghi, albedo=.25, surface_type=None):
'''
Estimate diffuse irradiance from ground reflections given
irradiance, albedo, and surface tilt.
irradiance, albedo, and surface tilt. The ground is assumed to
be horizontal, flat and Lambertian, and the reflected irradiance
is isotropic.

Function to determine the portion of irradiance on a tilted surface
due to ground reflections. Any of the inputs may be DataFrames or
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