diff --git a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fv/fvpressureproperties2p.hh b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fv/fvpressureproperties2p.hh
index 63cff04e42e12fdbebff78da778b176134cbe771..5a5daff52b7d13560a72442a65b60c5ba6893123 100644
--- a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fv/fvpressureproperties2p.hh
+++ b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fv/fvpressureproperties2p.hh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 /*!
  * \file
  *
- * \brief Defines the properties required for finite volume pressure models in a twophase sequential model.
+ * \brief Defines the properties required for finite volume pressure models in a two-phase sequential model.
  */
 
 #ifndef DUMUX_FVPRESSUREPORPERTIES2P_DECOUPLED_HH
diff --git a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fvmpfa/fvmpfaopressure2p.hh b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fvmpfa/fvmpfaopressure2p.hh
index e54dc118d2c843f5404ed9d237a336958b74e6f7..9366639f7f70518beef29996d5ac57223e5c6e5d 100644
--- a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fvmpfa/fvmpfaopressure2p.hh
+++ b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fvmpfa/fvmpfaopressure2p.hh
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ public:
         {
             DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "Pressure type not supported!");
         }
+        if (dim != 2)
+        {
+            DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "MPFA method only implemented for 2-d!");
+        }
 
         const Element& element = *(problem_.gridView().template begin<0> ());
         FluidState fluidState;
diff --git a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fvmpfa/fvmpfaopressureproperties2p.hh b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fvmpfa/fvmpfaopressureproperties2p.hh
index c883287051bf15b6cac01abe0949af7dcadba80a..04eb3d708c7134511ec1b5fb9c5e8dab48cc8e2d 100644
--- a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fvmpfa/fvmpfaopressureproperties2p.hh
+++ b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fvmpfa/fvmpfaopressureproperties2p.hh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * \ingroup Properties
  * \file
  *
- * \brief Properties for the MPFA-O method.
+ * \brief Properties for two-phase finite volume model with MPFA-O method.
  */
 #ifndef DUMUX_FVMPFAOPROPERTIES2P_HH
 #define DUMUX_FVMPFAOPROPERTIES2P_HH
diff --git a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fvmpfa/fvmpfaovelocity2p.hh b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fvmpfa/fvmpfaovelocity2p.hh
index 2aabf8b45d2f5484886746887f169a75a0953419..00b51875a44bf811bfbc2505bbf19e81721b2518 100644
--- a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fvmpfa/fvmpfaovelocity2p.hh
+++ b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/fvmpfa/fvmpfaovelocity2p.hh
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ class FVMPFAOPressure2P;
  * \boldsymbol v_{total} = \lambda_{total} \boldsymbol K \text{grad}\, p_{global}.
  * \f]
  *
+ * Remark1: only for 2-D quadrilateral grids!
+ * Remark2: can use UGGrid or SGrid/YaspGrid!
+ * Remark3: gravity is neglected!
+ *
  * \tparam TypeTag The Type Tag
  */
 template<class TypeTag> class FVMPFAOVelocity2P:public FVMPFAOPressure2P<TypeTag>
@@ -112,6 +116,15 @@ public:
     FVMPFAOVelocity2P(Problem& problem) :
         ParentType(problem), problem_(problem)
     {
+        if (pressureType_ != pGlobal)
+        {
+            DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "Pressure type not supported!");
+        }
+        if (dim != 2)
+        {
+            DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "MPFA method only implemented for 2-d!");
+        }
+
         const Element& element = *(problem_.gridView().template begin<0> ());
         FluidState fluidState;
         fluidState.setPressure(wPhaseIdx, problem_.referencePressure(element));
diff --git a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/croperator.hh b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/croperator.hh
index e643bc43c7eba5b277d7f6f6e52fb85d2551bd1f..f4f68f5de4b7fc2182652ac700899c25ae019201 100644
--- a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/croperator.hh
+++ b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/croperator.hh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 namespace Dumux
 {
 /*!
- * \ingroup Mimetic2p
+ * \ingroup MimeticPressure2p
  */
 /**
  * @brief defines a class for Crozieux-Raviart piecewise linear finite element functions
@@ -72,10 +72,8 @@ namespace Dumux
 */
 /*! @brief Extends CROperatorBase by a generic methods to assemble global stiffness matrix from local stiffness matrices
  *
- *
- * The template parameter TypeTag describes what kind of Assembler we are. There two choices:
- * <dt>LevelTag</dt> We assemble on a grid level.
- * <dt>LeafTag</dt> We assemble on the leaf entities of the grid
+ * \tparam Scalar The field type used in the elements of the global stiffness matrix
+ * \tparam GridView The grid view of the simulation grid
  */
 template<class Scalar, class GridView>
 class CROperatorAssembler
diff --git a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/localstiffness.hh b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/localstiffness.hh
index 1c82d9874df0e891d39ca651da9fdc3de1237dd4..f693f5833efaf51efbfe1abd4cdb7d18e2f811a4 100644
--- a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/localstiffness.hh
+++ b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/localstiffness.hh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 namespace Dumux
 {
-  /** @ingroup Mimetic2p
+  /** @ingroup MimeticPressure2p
    *
    * @{
    */
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ namespace Dumux
   space and access to the local stiffness matrix. The actual assembling is done
   in a derived class via the virtual assemble method.
 
-  \tparam GridView A grid view type
-  \tparam Scalar The field type used in the elements of the stiffness matrix
+  \tparam TypeTag The problem TypeTag
   \tparam m number of degrees of freedom per node (system size)
    */
   template<class TypeTag, int m>
@@ -240,8 +239,7 @@ namespace Dumux
   space and access to the local stiffness matrix. The actual assembling is done
   in a derived class via the virtual assemble method.
 
-  \tparam GridView A grid view type
-  \tparam Scalar The field type used in the elements of the stiffness matrix
+  \tparam TypeTag The problem TypeTag
   \tparam m number of degrees of freedom per node (system size)
    */
   template<class TypeTag, int m>
diff --git a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticgroundwater.hh b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticgroundwater.hh
index 54dde4826609465570e2f0fba5c3217c6d9519d9..d1fe4e0f1fd3ec871eef437994c12f047f1626c7 100644
--- a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticgroundwater.hh
+++ b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticgroundwater.hh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 namespace Dumux
 {
 /*!
-*  \ingroup Mimetic2p
+*  \ingroup MimeticPressure2p
 */
 /**
 * @brief compute local stiffness matrix for conforming finite elements for diffusion equation
@@ -53,18 +53,15 @@ namespace Dumux
 */
 
 //! A class for computing local stiffness matrices
-/*! A class for computing local stiffness matrix for the
-diffusion equation
-
-div j = q; j = -K grad u; in Omega
-
-u = g on Gamma1; j*n = J on Gamma2.
-
-Template parameters are:
-
-- Grid a DUNE grid type
-- RT type used for return values
-*/
+/*! A class for computing local stiffness matrix for the diffusion equation
+ * \f{eqnarray*}{
+ * \text{div} \boldsymbol v_{total} &=& q \\
+ * \boldsymbol v_{total} &=& - \lambda \boldsymbol K \text{grad} p
+ * \f}
+ * where \f$ p = p_D \f$ on \f$ \Gamma_{Dirichlet} \f$, and \f$ \boldsymbol v_{total} \cdot  \boldsymbol n  = q_N \f$ on \f$ \Gamma_{Neumann} \f$.
+ *
+ * \tparam TypeTag The problem TypeTag
+ */
 template<class TypeTag>
 class MimeticGroundwaterEquationLocalStiffness
 :
diff --git a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticoperator.hh b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticoperator.hh
index 8790787c1cd378011272d73bdea178df04e813ca..1ca9a047de06d9765fe47c23a6c348249f9c14c5 100644
--- a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticoperator.hh
+++ b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticoperator.hh
@@ -51,16 +51,15 @@
 namespace Dumux
 {
 /*!
- * \ingroup Mimetic2P
+ * \ingroup MimeticPressure2p
  * @brief Levelwise assembler
 
   This class serves as a base class for local assemblers. It provides
   space and access to the local stiffness matrix. The actual assembling is done
   in a derived class via the virtual assemble method.
 
-  The template parameters are:
-
-  - Scalar The field type used in the elements of the stiffness matrix
+  \tparam Scalar The field type used in the elements of the stiffness matrix
+  \tparam GridView The grid view of the simulation grid
 */
 template<class Scalar, class GridView>
 class MimeticOperatorAssembler : public CROperatorAssembler<Scalar, GridView>
diff --git a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticpressure2p.hh b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticpressure2p.hh
index 06f344e6ca92012a2243f5460a11199f1aa84e81..b35421f34ef1d33b74977e7214648e0905c16b2c 100644
--- a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticpressure2p.hh
+++ b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticpressure2p.hh
@@ -43,25 +43,27 @@
 namespace Dumux
 {
 
-/*! \ingroup Mimetic2p
+//! \ingroup MimeticPressure2p
+/*! \brief Mimetic finite differences discretization of a two-phase pressure equation of the sequential IMPES model.
  *
- * \brief mimetic method for the pressure equation
+ * This class provides a mimetic finite differences implementation for solving equations of the form
+ * \f[
+ * \text{div}\, \boldsymbol{v}_{total} = q.
+ * \f]
+ * The total velocity \f$\boldsymbol{v}_{total}\f$ is defined using a global pressure approach. This leads to
+ * \f[
+ * - \text{div}\, \left(\lambda \boldsymbol K \text{grad}\, p_{global}\right) = q.
+ * \f]
+ * Here, \f$ p_{global} \f$ is the global pressure of a classical fractional flow formulation
+ * (see e.g. P. Binning and M. A. Celia, “Practical implementation of the fractional flow approach to multi-phase flow simulation,” Advances in water resources, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 461-478, 1999.),
+ * \f$ \boldsymbol K \f$ the absolute permeability, \f$ \lambda = \lambda_w + \lambda_n \f$ the total mobility depending on the
+ * saturation (\f$ \lambda_\alpha = k_{r_\alpha} / \mu_\alpha \f$) and \f$ q \f$ the source term. Gravity is neglected in this implementation.
  *
- * Provides a mimetic implementation for the evaluation
- * of equations of the form
- * \f[\text{div}\, \boldsymbol{v}_{total} = q.\f]
- * The definition of the total velocity \f$\boldsymbol{v}_total\f$ depends on the kind of pressure chosen. This could be a wetting (w) phase pressure leading to
- * \f[ - \text{div}\,  \left[\lambda \boldsymbol{K} \left(\text{grad}\, p_w + f_n \text{grad}\, p_c + \sum f_\alpha \rho_\alpha g  \text{grad}\, z\right)\right] = q, \f]
- * a non-wetting (n) phase pressure yielding
- * \f[ - \text{div}\,  \left[\lambda \boldsymbol{K}  \left(\text{grad}\, p_n - f_w \text{grad}\, p_c + \sum f_\alpha \rho_\alpha g  \text{grad}\, z\right)\right] = q, \f]
- * or a global pressure leading to
- * \f[ - \text{div}\, \left[\lambda \boldsymbol{K} \left(\text{grad}\, p_{global} + \sum f_\alpha \rho_\alpha g  \text{grad}\, z\right)\right] = q.\f]
- *  Here, \f$p\f$ denotes a pressure, \f$\boldsymbol{K}\f$ the absolute permeability, \f$\lambda\f$ the total mobility, possibly depending on the
- * saturation,\f$f\f$ the fractional flow function of a phase, \f$\rho\f$ a phase density, \f$g\f$ the gravity constant and \f$q\f$ the source term.
- * For all cases, \f$p = p_D\f$ on \f$\Gamma_{Neumann}\f$, and \f$\boldsymbol{v}_{total}  = q_N\f$
- * on \f$\Gamma_{Dirichlet}\f$.
+ * \f$ p = p_D \f$ on \f$ \Gamma_{Dirichlet} \f$, and \f$ \boldsymbol v_{total} \cdot  \boldsymbol n  = q_N \f$ on \f$ \Gamma_{Neumann} \f$.
  *
- *\tparam TypeTag The Type Tag
+ * Remark: gravity is neglected!
+ *
+ * \tparam TypeTag The Type Tag
  */
 template<class TypeTag> class MimeticPressure2P
 {
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ template<class TypeTag> class MimeticPressure2P
     }
 
 protected:
+    //! \cond \private
     Problem& problem()
     {
         return problem_;
@@ -147,11 +150,19 @@ protected:
     {
         return problem_;
     }
+    //! \endcond
 
 public:
     //constitutive functions are initialized and stored in the variables object
     void updateMaterialLaws();
 
+
+    /*! \brief Initializes the pressure model
+     *
+     * Initializes pressure and velocity field.
+     *
+     * \param solveTwice indicates if more than one iteration is allowed to get an initial pressure solution
+     */
     void initialize(bool solveTwice = true)
     {
         updateMaterialLaws();
@@ -172,6 +183,7 @@ public:
         return;
     }
 
+    /*! \brief Pressure and velocity update */
     void update()
     {
         assemble(false);
@@ -184,6 +196,7 @@ public:
         return;
     }
 
+    /*! \brief Globally stores the pressure solution*/
     void storePressureSolution()
     {
         int size = problem_.gridView().size(0);
@@ -195,33 +208,54 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    /*! \brief Stores the pressure solution of a cell
+     *
+     * \param globalIdx Global cell index
+     * \param cellData A CellData object
+     */
     void storePressureSolution(int globalIdx, CellData& cellData)
     {
         cellData.setGlobalPressure(pressure_[globalIdx]);
     }
 
+    // Globally stores the velocity solution at cell-cell interfaces
     void storeVelocity();
 
 
-    /*! \name general methods for serialization, output */
-    //@{
-    // serialization methods
-    //! Function needed for restart option.
+    /*! \brief  Function for serialization of the pressure field.
+     *
+     *  Function needed for restart option. Writes the pressure of a grid element to a restart file.
+     *
+     *  \param outstream Stream into the restart file.
+     *  \param element Grid element
+     */
     void serializeEntity(std::ostream &outstream, const Element &element)
     {
         int globalIdx = problem_.variables().index(element);
         outstream << pressure_[globalIdx][0];
     }
 
+    /*! \brief  Function for deserialization of the pressure field.
+     *
+     *  Function needed for restart option. Reads the pressure of a grid element from a restart file.
+     *
+     *  \param instream Stream from the restart file.
+     *  \param element Grid element
+     */
     void deserializeEntity(std::istream &instream, const Element &element)
     {
         int globalIdx = problem_.variables().index(element);
         instream >> pressure_[globalIdx][0];
     }
-    //@}
 
-    //! \brief Write data files
-     /*  \param name file name */
+    /*! \brief Adds pressure output to the output file
+     *
+     * Adds the global pressure to the output.
+     *
+     * \tparam MultiWriter Class defining the output writer
+     * \param writer The output writer (usually a <tt>VTKMultiWriter</tt> object)
+     *
+     */
     template<class MultiWriter>
     void addOutputVtkFields(MultiWriter &writer)
     {
@@ -236,7 +270,7 @@ public:
 
     //! Constructs a MimeticPressure2P object
     /**
-     * \param problem The Dumux problem
+     * \param problem A problem class object
      */
     MimeticPressure2P(Problem& problem) :
     problem_(problem),
@@ -278,9 +312,8 @@ private:
 
     Scalar density_[numPhases];
     Scalar viscosity_[numPhases];
-protected:
-    static const int pressureType = GET_PROP_VALUE(TypeTag, PressureFormulation); //!< gives kind of pressure used (\f$ 0 = p_w\f$, \f$ 1 = p_n\f$, \f$ 2 = p_{global}\f$)
-    static const int saturationType = GET_PROP_VALUE(TypeTag, SaturationFormulation); //!< gives kind of saturation used (\f$ 0 = S_w\f$, \f$ 1 = S_n\f$)
+    static const int pressureType = GET_PROP_VALUE(TypeTag, PressureFormulation); //!< gives kind of pressure used (\f$ 0 = p_w \f$, \f$ 1 = p_n \f$, \f$ 2 = p_{global} \f$)
+    static const int saturationType = GET_PROP_VALUE(TypeTag, SaturationFormulation); //!< gives kind of saturation used (\f$ 0 = S_w \f$, \f$ 1 = S_n \f$)
 };
 
 //solves the system of equations to get the spatial distribution of the pressure
@@ -299,7 +332,10 @@ void MimeticPressure2P<TypeTag>::solve()
     return;
 }
 
-//constitutive functions are updated once if new saturations are calculated and stored in the variables object
+/*! \brief Updates constitutive relations and stores them in the variable class
+ *
+ * Stores mobility, fractional flow function and capillary pressure for all grid cells.
+ */
 template<class TypeTag>
 void MimeticPressure2P<TypeTag>::updateMaterialLaws()
 {
@@ -333,6 +369,7 @@ void MimeticPressure2P<TypeTag>::updateMaterialLaws()
     return;
 }
 
+/*! \brief Globally stores the velocity solution at cell-cell interfaces*/
 template<class TypeTag>
 void MimeticPressure2P<TypeTag>::storeVelocity()
 {
diff --git a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticpressureproperties2p.hh b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticpressureproperties2p.hh
index 4a92176db122a144b4d77a4036fce20e2b2cb79d..7ccc632c4d9c2e9e97dcca959334a50bc61d33a5 100644
--- a/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticpressureproperties2p.hh
+++ b/dumux/decoupled/2p/diffusion/mimetic/mimeticpressureproperties2p.hh
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
  *   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.   *
  *****************************************************************************/
 /*!
- * \ingroup IMPES
+ * \ingroup MimeticPressure2p
  * \ingroup Properties
  */
 /*!
  * \file
  *
- * \brief Defines the properties required for (immiscible) twophase sequential models.
+ * \brief Defines the properties required for a two-phase mimetic finite differences model.
  */
 
 #ifndef DUMUX_MIMETICPROPERTIES2P_DECOUPLED_HH
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Properties
 // Type tags
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-//! The type tag for the two-phase problems
+//! The type tag for two-phase problems using a mimetic finite differences method.
 NEW_TYPE_TAG(MimeticPressureTwoP, INHERITS_FROM(PressureTwoP, Mimetic))
 ;
 
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ namespace Dumux
 {
 namespace Properties
 {
+//! Set mimetic finite differences implementation of the two-phase pressure equation as default pressure model
 SET_TYPE_PROP(MimeticPressureTwoP, PressureModel, MimeticPressure2P<TypeTag>);
+//! Set the local stiffness implementation for the two-phase model
 SET_TYPE_PROP(MimeticPressureTwoP, LocalStiffness, MimeticGroundwaterEquationLocalStiffness<TypeTag>);
 }
 }