How is the seasonal change in winds associated with India, and what term is applied to this seasonal wind shift? How is the seasonal change in winds associated with India, and what term is applied to this seasonal wind shift? In winter, the land in India becomes cold and develops a high-pressure cell that directs surface flow away from the land, whereas the opposite occurs during the summer. These seasonal variations in wind are called monsoons. In winter, the land in India becomes cold and develops a high-pressure cell that directs surface flow away from the land, whereas the opposite occurs during the summer. These seasonal variations in wind are called typhoons. In winter, the land in India becomes cold and develops a low-pressure cell that directs surface flow away from the land, whereas the opposite occurs during the summer. These seasonal variations in wind are called monsoons. In winter, the land in India becomes cold and develops a high-pressure cell that directs surface flow away from the land, whereas the opposite occurs during the summer. These seasonal variations in wind are called typhoons. In winter, the land in India becomes cold and develops a high-pressure cell that directs surface flow toward the land, whereas the opposite occurs during the summer. These seasonal variations in wind are called monsoons.