What perspective are you limiting your study to? Electrical
characteristics of the discharge? Construction of a plasma path?
Destructive effects to biologoicals? RF characteristics? Electronic
hardware damage? A widely promoted scam called ESE? It is a large
topic. First appreciate the limits of your study. Maybe start with
"The Feynman lectures on physics." that introduce the concept.

Lacy wrote:
Thanks for your explaination. I will digest it and chew on it as part of my
ongoing research into this. I need more information about the subject of
lightning to study, do you possibly know of a website where I can find more
information? I would prefer something that is suited for a beginner in this
subject.