6. Conclusion In this paper, we discussed the problem of 3D reconstruction using photometric and geometric methods of a stereoscopic system for tropospheric cirrus clouds. The important point of this work is to develop an original method for stereo-imaging based on the matching of two images of the same object acquired in two different sites. For the matching of the two images, we calculate for each pair of points, a parameter called ZNCC (Zero mean Normalized Cross-Correlation) or the coefficient of the zero mean sum of squares of differences called ZSSD. Our work allowed us to characterize and to perform measurements on structures diffuse with no well-defined contour. Regarding the application, we used two cameras Canon 400D. The images were taken also in the mode vis-a`-vis two sites located in Franche-Comte´: Mont Poupet and Marnay. We characterized the type ‘‘cirrus” clouds that are formed in the upper troposphere. Clouds play an important role in the mechanisms of climate. In addition, artifi- cial cirrus clouds are created by the contrails of aircraft, and add a significant contribution to the processes of air pollution.