code: def _fill_albedos(self, mesh=None, irrad_frac_refl=0.0):
          
          logger.debug("{}._fill_albedos".format(self.component))
  
          if mesh is None:
              mesh = self.mesh
  
          mesh.update_columns(irrad_frac_refl=irrad_frac_refl)
  
          if not self.needs_recompute_instantaneous:
              logger.debug("{}._fill_albedos: copying albedos to standard mesh".format(self.component))
              theta = 0.0
              self._standard_meshes[theta].update_columns(irrad_frac_refl=irrad_frac_refl)
docs: TODO: add documentation