A front-fixing numerical method for a fluvio-deltaic sedimentation process with thespace fractional derivative and variable sediment flux

Abstract This paper centers around a space-fractional mathematical model for a fluvio-deltaic sedimentation process which involves a space-fractional derivative (Caputo derivative) and time dependent variable sediment flux to investigates the movement of shoreline in a sedimentary ocean basin. This model is a specific case of a basic shoreline model and analogous to a Stefan problem. The numerical solution to the problem is acquired by employing a front-fixing explicit finite difference method. The consistency, stability and convergence of the numerical scheme are theoretically analyzed. The effects of variable sediment flux on the movement of shoreline position and the height of sediments are also assessed for different cases.