diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.16.2.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.16.2.rst
index b43e21ac47..537f8db20e 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.16.2.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.16.2.rst
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ Maintenance
 
 Contributors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
 * Chen Yi (:ghuser:`chenyi6758-source`)
+* Rajiv Daxini (:ghuser:`rdaxini`)
+
diff --git a/pvlib/spa.py b/pvlib/spa.py
index fe072b2cc9..dba1e2ae84 100644
--- a/pvlib/spa.py
+++ b/pvlib/spa.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
-Calculate the solar position using the NREL SPA algorithm either using
-numpy arrays or compiling the code to machine language with numba.
+Calculate the sun's position using the NREL Solar Position Algorithm
+(SPA) either using numpy arrays or compiling the code to machine language
+with numba.
 """
 
 # Contributors:
@@ -1031,7 +1032,7 @@ def solar_position(unixtime, lat, lon, elev, pressure, temp, delta_t,
 
     """
     Calculate the solar position using the
-    NREL SPA algorithm described in [1].
+    NREL SPA described in [1]_, [2]_.
 
     If numba is installed, the functions can be compiled
     and the code runs quickly. If not, the functions