diff --git a/clients/python/sliderule/ipysliderule.py b/clients/python/sliderule/ipysliderule.py
index 29016827..359a0574 100644
--- a/clients/python/sliderule/ipysliderule.py
+++ b/clients/python/sliderule/ipysliderule.py
@@ -2198,7 +2198,13 @@ def plot(self, **kwargs):
             PT = int(kwargs['PT'])
             # extract orbital cycle parameters
             cycle = int(kwargs['cycle'])
-            if (kwargs['atl03'] is not None):
+            if (kwargs['atl03'] == 'dataframe'):
+                # reduce entered data frame to RGT, ground track and cycle
+                atl03 = self._gdf[(self._gdf['rgt'] == RGT) &
+                    (self._gdf['track'] == PT) &
+                    (self._gdf['pair'] == LR) &
+                    (self._gdf['cycle'] == cycle)]
+            elif (kwargs['atl03'] is not None):
                 # reduce ATL03 data frame to RGT, ground track and cycle
                 atl03 = kwargs['atl03'][(kwargs['atl03']['rgt'] == RGT) &
                     (kwargs['atl03']['track'] == PT) &