Developing a chronology of glacial advances in the Southern Alps, New Zealand from the LGM to present. Glacial Advances in the Southern Alps, New Zealand Aaron E. Putnam, Alice M. Doughty, University of Maine Michael R. Kaplan, Columbia University January 19th to May 14th, 2006 A fundamental question in global climate research is whether mountain read more Developing a chronology of glacial advances in the Southern Alps, New Zealand from the LGM to present.