adjust readme and documentation intro text as per comment in iss #770

Author: tobeycarman

README.md

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 The dvm-dos-tem (`dvmdostem`) model is a process based bio-geo-chemical
-ecosystem model that focuses on C and N dynamics as well as soil thermal
-dynamics in high latitude ecosystems.
+ecosystem model that focuses on C and N cycles, vegetation dynamics and soil
+thermal dynamics in high latitude ecosystems.
 
 For more information see the [User Guide](https://uaf-arctic-eco-modeling.github.io/dvm-dos-tem/index.html).
 

docs_src/sphinx/source/index.rst

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 .. note::
      This project is under active development.
-  
-DVM-DOS-TEM is a process-based biosphere model, designed to simulate biophysical
-and biogeochemical processes between the soil, the vegetation and the
-atmosphere. The model is spatially explicit and focuses on representing carbon
-and nitrogen cycles in high latitude ecosystems and how they are affected at
-seasonal (i.e. monthly) to centennial scales by climate, disturbances and
+
+DVM-DOS-TEM is a process-based terrestrial ecosystem model, designed to simulate
+biophysical and biogeochemical processes between the soil, the vegetation and
+the atmosphere. The model is spatially explicit and focuses on representing
+carbon and nitrogen cycles in high latitude ecosystems and how they are affected
+at seasonal (i.e. monthly) to centennial scales by climate, disturbances and
 biophysical processes such as permafrost, soil thermal and hydrological regimes,
 snow cover or canopy development.