diff --git a/doc/src/compute_pressure_cartesian.rst b/doc/src/compute_pressure_cartesian.rst
index cb5f9e6956..3f002a28e5 100644
--- a/doc/src/compute_pressure_cartesian.rst
+++ b/doc/src/compute_pressure_cartesian.rst
@@ -116,6 +116,18 @@ The values calculated by this compute are "intensive".  The pressure
 values will be in pressure :doc:`units <units>`. The number density
 values are in inverse volume :doc:`units <units>`.
 
+NOTE 1: The local stress does not include any Lennard-Jones tail
+corrections to the pressure added by the :doc:`pair_modify tail yes <pair_modify>` command, since those are contributions to the global system pressure.
+
+NOTE 2: The local stress profiles generated by these computes are
+similar to those obtained by the
+:doc:`method-of-planes (MOP) <compute_stress_mop>`.
+A key difference
+is that compute `stress/mop/profile <compute_stress_mop>`
+considers particles crossing a set of planes, while
+*pressure/cartesian* computes averages for a set of small volumes.
+More information on the similarities and differences can be found in
+:ref:`(Ikeshoji)<Ikeshoji2>`.
 
 Restrictions
 """"""""""""
@@ -134,7 +146,7 @@ package <Build_package>` doc page for more info.
 Related commands
 """"""""""""""""
 
-:doc:`compute stress/atom <compute_stress_atom>`, :doc:`compute pressure <compute_pressure>`, :doc:`compute stress/mop <compute_stress_mop>`
+:doc:`compute stress/atom <compute_stress_atom>`, :doc:`compute pressure <compute_pressure>`, :doc:`compute stress/mop/profile <compute_stress_mop>`
 
 Default
 """""""
diff --git a/doc/src/compute_stress_mop.rst b/doc/src/compute_stress_mop.rst
index f9a7c1daa6..573c1ba85b 100644
--- a/doc/src/compute_stress_mop.rst
+++ b/doc/src/compute_stress_mop.rst
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@ NOTE 1: The configurational stress is computed considering all pairs of atoms wh
 NOTE 2: The local stress does not include any Lennard-Jones tail
 corrections to the pressure added by the :doc:`pair_modify tail yes <pair_modify>` command, since those are contributions to the global system pressure.
 
+NOTE 3: The local stress profile generated by compute *stress/mop/profile*
+is similar to that obtained by compute
+:doc:`pressure/cartesian <compute_pressure_cartesian>`.
+A key difference
+is that compute *stress/mop/profile* considers particles
+crossing a set of planes,
+while compute *pressure/cartesian* computes averages for a set of
+small volumes.  More information
+on the similarities and differences can be found in
+:ref:`(Ikeshoji)<Ikeshoji2>`.
+
 Output info
 """""""""""
 
@@ -120,3 +131,7 @@ none
 
 **(Todd)** B. D. Todd, Denis J. Evans, and Peter J. Daivis: "Pressure tensor for inhomogeneous fluids",
 Phys. Rev. E 52, 1627 (1995).
+
+.. _Ikeshoji3:
+
+**(Ikeshoji)** Ikeshoji, Hafskjold, Furuholt, Mol Sim, 29, 101-109, (2003).